Figure of Speech Identification (Category VI)

Question 1

Identify the Figure of Speech. “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”

Answer 1

Antimetabole.

Question 2

Identify the Figure of Speech. “Old age is superior to youth. Why? The body has been tamed and the mind ripened with wisdom.”

Answer 2

Ratiocinatio.

Question 3

Identify the Figure of Speech. “We cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.”

Answer 3

Epimone/Tricolon

Question 4

Identify the Figure of Speech. “We will not waver, we will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.”

Answer 4

Epimone.