Figures of Speech

Question 1

A deliberate overstatement in order to emphasize or attract attention.

Answer 1

hyperbole

Question 2

emphasizes a single idea by expressing it in two words joined by a conjunction

Answer 2

hendiadys

Question 3

a mild or gentle phrase used in place of a harsh, impolite, unpleasant, or offensive one

Answer 3

euphemism

Question 4

deliberate understatement, often expressing a thought by negating its opposite

Answer 4

litotes

Question 5

repeats the same sound at the beginning of two or more closely associated words or stressed syllables

Answer 5

alliteration

Question 6

repeats a conjunction between words, phrases, or clauses

Answer 6

polysyndeton

Question 7

recurring phrase or line

Answer 7

refrain

Question 8

repeats the same word or words at the START of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences

Answer 8

anaphora

Question 9

repeats the same word or words at the END of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences

Answer 9

epistrophe

Question 10

combines anaphora and epistrophe: repetition of a word or phrase at the start of successive clauses or sentences, with simultaneous repetition of another word or phrase at the end of those clauses or sentences

Answer 10

symploche

Question 11

repeats similar vowel sounds in a series of words

Answer 11

assonance

Question 12

repeats consonant sounds in the middle or at the end of words

Answer 12

consonance

Question 13

emphasizes a single idea by expressing it in two words joined by a conjunction

Answer 13

hendiadys

Question 14

repeats words from the same root

Answer 14

polyptoton

Question 15

repeats a word or phrase at the beginning and end of a clause

Answer 15

epanalepsis

Question 16

repeats words or phrases in reverse order, in the same clause, in successive clauses, or in successive sentences

Answer 16

epanados

Question 17

balances related elements similar in grammatical form or structure

Answer 17

parallelism