Rhetoric (Pt. 2)

Question 1

Synecdoche

Answer 1

Represents a whole by naming one of its parts or elements

— species by naming genus
— tabby:cat; Benjamins:dollars

Question 2

Metonymy

Answer 2

Represents a noun by naming another, inextricably related noun

— crown: royalty
— suits: professionals/executives

Question 3

Anthimeria

Answer 3

The use of a word as a different part of speech than it is normally, correctly used

• bricked (made useless)
• nighted color (dark like the night sky)

Question 4

Asyndeton

Answer 4

Omission of conjunctions
Emphasizes equality among the items or randomness of the list

• “of the people, by the people, for the people” Abraham Lincoln
• “to skate; to coast, to catch a fish in the brook” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Question 5

Polysyndeton

Answer 5

Additional of extra conjunctions
Emphasizes the multiplication of items in the list

• “Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!”
• “we needed money and guns and half a chance. Who provided those things? FRANCE.”

Question 6

Anadiplosis

Answer 6

The depiction of a word or phrase from the end of one phrase, clause, or sentence to the beginning

• “fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering!” Master Yoda

Question 7

Chiasmus

Answer 7

The religion of reversed grammatical forms in successive clauses (ABBA)

• The wonderful thing about tigers is tigers are wonderful things!