Devices that Question Terms

Question 1

Hypophora

Answer 1

consists of raising one or more questions and then proceeding to answer them, usually at some length. Common form is to pose a question at the beginning of a paragraph and then use the rest of the paragraph to answer it

Question 2

Parenthesis

Answer 2

consists of a word, phrase, or whole sentence inserted as an aside in the middle of another sentence. Dashes are often used to create this

Question 3

Apostrophe

Answer 3

interrupts the discussion or discourse and addresses directly a person or personified thing, either present or absent. Main purpose is to vent or display emotion.

Question 4

Rhetorical Question

Answer 4

A question that is not answered by the writer, mainly because the answer is obvious or obviously desired. The answer to this type of question is usually yes or no

Question 5

Onomatopoeia

Answer 5

the use of words whose pronunciation imitates the intended sound they make

Question 6

Alliteration

Answer 6

The repetition of consonants at the start of consecutive words

Question 7

Assonance

Answer 7

The repetition of vowel sounds in consecutive words with different consonants

Question 8

Neologism

Answer 8

A new word, expression, or usage

Question 9

Aposiopesis

Answer 9

Stopping and leaving a sentence unfinished

Question 10

Appositive

Answer 10

a noun or noun substitute placed next to (in apposition to) another noun to be described or defined

Question 11

Anacoluthon

Answer 11

finishing a sentence with a different grammatical structure from that with which it began