English BS

Question 1

Ad Hominen

Answer 1

persuasion by attacking the opposition

Question 2

Ad populum

Answer 2

a switch from issues to irrational fear

Question 3

Anadiplosis

Answer 3

Repetition of the last word of a clause at the beginning of the next clause.

Question 4

Analepsis

Answer 4

Flashback

Question 5

Analogy

Answer 5

A is to B as C is to D

Question 6

Antithesis

Answer 6

Parallelism of contrasting ideas.

Question 7

Anaphora

Answer 7

Repetition of the first word or phrase at the beginning of each successive clause.

Question 8

Epistrophe

Answer 8

Repetition of the last word or phrase at the end of each successive clause.

Question 9

Metonymy

Answer 9

referring to a noun by something that is closely associated with it.

Question 10

Rhetorical Question

Answer 10

A question asked not to be answered but to assert.

Question 11

Asyndeton

Answer 11

Deliberate omission of conjunctions between successive related phrases.

Question 12

Ellipsis

Answer 12

Deliberate omission of implied words or phrases.

Question 13

Apophasis

Answer 13

asserting something while pretending to deny it.

Question 14

Antimetabole

Answer 14

repetition of words in successive phrases in reverse grammatical order.

Question 15

Chiasmus

Answer 15

a reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases of structures.

Question 16

Paradox

Answer 16

a statement that is logically contradictory but figuratively makes sense.

Question 17

Periodic Sentence

Answer 17

usually a complex sentence with no subordinate of descriptive elements following the main clause.

Question 18

Euphemism

Answer 18

Replacing a negative word for a positive one.

Question 19

Polysyndeton

Answer 19

a sentence with conjunction, but no phones.

Question 20

Parallel Structure

Answer 20

repetition of words or phrases with similar grammatical structure

Question 21

Loose sentence

Answer 21

a sentence where a main clause comes first followed by several dependent clauses.

Question 22

Hyperbole

Answer 22

an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect

Question 23

Oxymoron

Answer 23

combining opposite or contradictory terms in a phrase.

Question 24

Alliteration

Answer 24

repetition of a letter or sound in successive words or phrases.

Question 25

Aphorism

Answer 25

a saying that contains a common truth

Question 26

Allusion

Answer 26

referring to another time or work without directly stating what that work or time is.

Question 27

Metaphor

Answer 27

a comparison using like or as.

Question 28

Hortatory Sentence

Answer 28

A sentence that urges a group or person to take action

Question 29

Litotes

Answer 29

a form of overstatement where the positive is emphasized by the negation of the negative

Question 30

Telegraphic Sentence

Answer 30

A sentence shorter than five words

Question 31

Epanalepsis

Answer 31

repeating a word or phrase later in the text for emphasis.