Retorical Devices

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Allegory

Answer 0

Underlying meaning

Question 1

Absolutes

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Free from limitation

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Allusion

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Reference to a work of art

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Analogy

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Extended metaphor or simile for use of making an argument

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Anecdote

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Brief story to illustrate a point, based on the speakers knowledge

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Antithesis

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Opposing idea contrast

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Apostrophe

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Speaking to a non living object/idea as a person

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Aphorism

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Pithy or brief statement of truth

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Asyndeton

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Omission of conjunctions between words or phrases

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Balanced sentence

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Words or sentences set off against each other to emphasize contrast

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Chiasmus

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First clause followed by a structurally inverse clause

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Complex sentence

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One independent and one dependent clause

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Compound sentence

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Two independent sentences joined by a conjunction

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Cumulative sentence

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Main independent clause elaborated by succeeding phrases

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Diction

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Word choice

Language style

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Didactic

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Designed for teaching

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Elegy

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Sad poem

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Epithet

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Description of a character in Greek literature, cursing

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Epigram

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Pithy or brief statement of truth

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Eulogy

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Speech praising the dead

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Euphemism

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Nicer word to replace a vulgar one

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Figurative language

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Use of metaphors, imagery, etc..

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Homily/sermon

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Speech delivered in a church intended to instruct practice

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Hyperbole

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Overexageration

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Juxtaposition

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Two things unlike put close to each other to compare or contrast

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Litotes

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Generally uses the word 'no'

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Loose sentence

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Main idea first followed by dependent grammatical units or phrases

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Malapropism

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Choosing a wrong word to replace a right word that sounds the same

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Maxim

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Pithy or brief statement of truth

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Metaphor

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Comparison without like or as

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Metanomy

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A term that is substituted for another with which is closely related

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Non sequitur

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An inference that does not follow logically from the premises

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Parable

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Simple story that illustrate a moral or religious lesson

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Paradox

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An apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth

Question 34

Parallelism/Parallel structure

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Using the same pattern of words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence

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Parody

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Work of any kind that imitates for ridicule, criticism, or tribute

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Pedantic

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Characterized by excessive display of learning or sholarship

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Periodic sentence

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Sentence with its main clause at the end to add emphasis

Question 38

Polysyndeton

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Use of more conjunctions than is necessary or normal

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Rhetorical shift

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Significant alteration of diction, syntax, or point of view in a work

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Satire

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Target human follies for ridicule | More comprehensive than parody

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Simple sentence

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A sentence consisting of one independent and no dependent clause

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Syllogism

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Deductive reasoning that presents 2 premises that leads to a valid conclusion

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Synecdoche

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An actual part is substituted for the whole | Related to metonomy

Question 44

Understatement

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Deliberate representation of something lesser in magnitude than it actually is

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Vernacular

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Everyday speech of a particular country or region

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Rhetorical question

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Statement to have readers agree with you