Figure of Speech

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Repetition of consonant Sounds- She sells seashells by the shore.
(consonance- consonant sounds are repeated in the middle or end of a word, for example, ‘easy peasy lemon squeezy’.)

Question 2

Anaphora/epistrophe

Answer 2

Repetition of the same word at the beginning of sentences. Opposite to epistrophe

Question 3

Assonance

Answer 3

Repetition of vowel Sounds, Internal vowels similar- How about now?

Question 4

Chiasmus

Answer 4

Parts reversed- people should live to eat, not eat to live.

Question 5

Euphemism

Answer 5

Sugarcoating in layman’s term- Black man as a coloured man

Question 6

Metaphor

Answer 6

Comparison of two dissimilar things- the snow is a white blanket, all the world’s a stage.

Question 7

Metonymy — more abstract in nature

Answer 7

Word or phrases substituted with the original which is closely associated with. an umbrella term. doesnt necessarily have to substitute it. The Holy Trinity- Bhabha, Spivak, and Said

Question 8

Onomatopoeia

Answer 8

Sound- Clap of thunder

Question 9

Personification/pathetic fallacy

Answer 9

An inanimate object with human qualities- The wind howls in the night, the lightning dances across the sky.

Two sunflowers move in the yellow room. (William blake)

Question 10

Simile

Answer 10

usually formed with ‘like’ or ‘as’; more of a comparison- As white as snow, as smooth as silk

Question 11

Synecdoche — more defined attribute

Answer 11

substitution of a term that is part of a whole for the whole- “grey beard” refers to an old man, “suit” refers to a businessman.

Question 12

Transferred epithet

Answer 12

adjective qualifying a noun- sleepless nights, scornful eye, weary road, exhausted pen

Question 13

Hyperbole

Answer 13

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. (Hyper)
Ex- Will Neptune’s Ocean wash away blood in Hamlet’s hands?

Question 14

Oxymoron

Answer 14

Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect- cruel kindness, perfectly imperfect,

Question 15

Apostrophe

Answer 15

An apostrophe is when somebody addresses an abstract concept or inanimate object as if it were alive. This is different than personification (when an inanimate object or abstract idea is represented as animated or endowed with personality). With an apostrophe, these things are merely addressed- Hello darkness, my old friend

Question 16

Paradox

Answer 16

phrase or sentence which appears contradictory. ex- I must be cruel in order to be kind.

Question 17

Refrain

Answer 17

Refrain is a line or group of lines that regularly repeat, usually at the end of a stanza in a poem or at the end of a verse in a song. In a speech or other prose writing, a refrain can refer to any phrase that repeats a number of times within the text.

O Capt! My Capt!

Question 18

aphorism

Answer 18

An aphorism is a brief saying or phrase that expresses an opinion or makes a statement of wisdom without the flowery language of a proverb.

Question 19

homily

Answer 19

A homily is a commentary that follows a reading of scripture.

Question 20

Double entendre

Answer 20

A double entendre’ is a figure of speech or a particular way of wording that is devised to be understood in two ways, having a double meaning.