Lil black book, rhetoric

Question 1

Anaphora

Answer 1

Repetition of the SAME PHRASE at the beginning of successive clauses, or phrases

Question 2

Antithesis

Answer 2

Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balaced phrases

Question 3

Assonace

Answer 3

identity or similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words

Question 4

Asyndeton

Answer 4

series of words seperated by commas with no conjunction. Emphasized equally. speeds flow of sentence

Question 5

Paradox

Answer 5

statement that contradicts itself

Question 6

Polysyndeton

Answer 6

Sentence which uses “and” or another conjunction, no commas

Question 7

Tricolon

Answer 7

Use of 3 parallel constructions in a series as a way to enhance your writing’s impact

Question 8

Zeugma

Answer 8

use of a word to modify or govern two or more words. usually can apply to each in a different.
a word that can be applied to two or more words with a different meaning.

ex: I was covered in slime and embarassement.
covered is the zeugma.