Figures of Speech

Question 1

repetition of an initial consonant sound.

Answer 1

Alliteration

Question 2

repetition of the same word.

Answer 2

Anaphora

Question 3

the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas.

Answer 3

Antithesis

Question 4

addressing a nonexistent or non-living thing

Answer 4

Apostrophe

Question 5

repetition of the sound of vowels or diphthongs.

Answer 5

Assonance

Question 6

reserve order of concepts and grammatical constructions.

Answer 6

Chiasmus

Question 7

substitution of inoffensive terms for offensive ones.

Answer 7

Euphemism

Question 8

exaggeration

Answer 8

Hyperbole

Question 9

opposite meaning

Answer 9

Irony

Question 10

affirmative expressed by the negative of its opposite.

Answer 10

Litotes

Question 11

implied comparison of dissimilar objects.

Answer 11

Metaphor

Question 12

a type of metaphor that compares disimialr objects using “like” and “as”.

Answer 12

Simile

Question 13

subsitution of word by another closely associated word.

Answer 13

Metonymy

Question 14

Pen is mightier than the sword.

Answer 14

Metonymy

Question 15

formulation of word from a sound.

Answer 15

Onomatopoeia

Question 16

Yodel! Boom!

Answer 16

Onomatopoeia

Question 17

contradictory terms in conjunction.

Answer 17

Oxymoron

Question 18

Original Copy; Truthful Lie; Cruel Love

Answer 18

Oxymoron

Question 19

acceptable premises that lead to contradiction.

Answer 19

Paradox

Question 20

this sentence is a lie. You cannot read this sentence.

Answer 20

Paradox

Question 21

human qualities to non-human objects.

Answer 21

Personification

Question 22

The sun smiled upon us.

Answer 22

Personification

Question 23

exploiting other possible meanings

Answer 23

Pun

Question 24

A racist’s blood type is 2B-negative.

Answer 24

Pun

Question 25

Part is used as a whole.

Answer 25

Synedoche

Question 26

He has memorized all the ABCs

Answer 26

Synedoche

Question 27

The jar looks like an asteroid.

Answer 27

Simile

Question 28

She is an angel in disguise.

Answer 28

Metaphor

Question 29

It is not the best time to talk about.

Answer 29

Litotes

Question 30

“I respect life,” said dooterte, a murder.

Answer 30

Irony

Question 31

I have a ton of patience.

Answer 31

Hyperbole

Question 32

Let’s Netflix and Chill.

Answer 32

Euphemism

Question 33

I meant what I said and said what I meant.

Answer 33

Chiasmus

Question 34

7-11; Bent Ten; My darling little sissy, my darling little wifey.

Answer 34

Assonance

Question 35

“Stop following me!” He said to the wind.

Answer 35

Apostrophe

Question 36

That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

Answer 36

Antithesis

Question 37

Strange is thy pallor! Strange thy dress! Strange, above all, they lenth of tress.

Answer 37

Anaphora

Question 38

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Answer 38

Alliteration