Rhetorical Device Quiz 1

Question 1

Allusion

Answer 1

direct or indirect reference to something that is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art

Question 2

Anaphora

Answer 2

a sub-type of parallelism, where the exact repetition of words or phrases is at the BEGINNING of successive lines or sentences

Question 3

Chiasmus

Answer 3

two phrases in which the syntax is the same but placement of words is reversed AB=BA

Question 4

Delayed/Periodic Sentence

Answer 4

a sentence that delays introducing the subject and verb (or independant clause) until the end, not grammatically correct until the end

Question 5

Epistrophe

Answer 5

the repetition of a word or group of words at the END of successive phrases, clauses, verses, or a sentence

Question 6

Litote

Answer 6

a form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite - “not a bad idea”

Question 7

Loose/Non-Periodic Sentence

Answer 7

a type of sentence in which the main idea (independant clause) comes first, followed by dependant grammatical units such as clauses and phrases - normal, more natural

Question 8

Polysyndeton

Answer 8

the device of repeating conjunctions in close succession (lots of “ands”)

Question 9

Synecdoche

Answer 9

a figure of speech in which part of an entity is used to refer to the whole - “all hands on deck”

Question 10

Synesthesia

Answer 10

when one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another - “taste the pain”