Devices 5 Flashcards
0
Q
Omitting conjunction between words, phases, or clause in a list of items
A
Asyndeton
1
Q
An adjective modifying a noun which it does not normally modify, but which makes figurative sense
“Blind mouths know not what they say”
A
Transferred Epithet
2
Q
Inserting coordinating conjunctions between all words, phrases, or clauses in a list of items.
A
Polysyndeton
3
Q
Linking together unexpected items in a sentence with a shared word
A
Zeugma
4
Q
A type of metaphor using a part of something to represent the whole.
“The rancher now owns 300 head of cattle.”
A
Synecdoche
