Rhetorical Device 3

Question 0

Admitting a point claimed in an argument, admitting defeat in something

Answer 0

Concession

Question 1

Ending a serious of lines, phrases, clauses or sentences with the same word or words

Answer 1

Epistrophe

Question 2

A concise expression of insight or wisdom

Answer 2

Aphorism

Question 3

Type of pun in which one part of speech is substituted for another

Answer 3

Anthimeria

Question 4

The special language of a profession or group

Answer 4

Jargon

Question 5

A novel/story about the education or psychological growth of the protagonist

Answer 5

Bildungsroman

Question 6

Asking questions in order to chide, to express grief, or to inveigh. A type of rhetorical question

Answer 6

Epiplexis

Question 7

The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.

Answer 7

Colloquialism

Question 8

Deliberating with oneself as though in doubt over some matter; asking oneself what is the best or appropriate way to approach something

Answer 8

Aporia

Question 9

The non-literal, associative meaning of a word. The implied meaning

Answer 9

Connotation

Question 10

A term from the Greek, meaning “changed label” or substitute name. A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted with another closely associated

Answer 10

Metonymy

Question 11

Use of superfluous or redundant words, often enriching the thought

Answer 11

Pleonasm

Question 12

The mode of rhetoric that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned claims

Answer 12

Argumentation

Question 13

An extravagant implied metaphor using words in an alien or unusual way

Answer 13

Catachresis

Question 14

The dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word or phrase

Answer 14

Denotation