rhetorical devices

Question 1

allegory

Answer 1

reveals the hidden meaning of a sentence or passage

Question 2

analogy

Answer 2

a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

Question 3

Anaphora

Answer 3

the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition

Question 4

apostrophe

Answer 4

an exclamatory phrase or passage

Question 5

antithesis

Answer 5

opposite ideas with contrasted words. Hate stirs up strife but love covers all sins

Question 6

litotes

Answer 6

ironic understatement ex. you wont be sorry

Question 7

metonymy

Answer 7

the substitution of the name of an attribute for the thing meant. ex hand for assistance

Question 8

paradox

Answer 8

a seemingly ridiculous statement that has a logical answer or a seemingly normal statement that has no logical answer.

Question 9

synecdoche

Answer 9

a part represents the whole. Pittsburg won by 6 Pittsburg means the baseball team

Question 10

digress

Answer 10

leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.

Question 11

elegiac

Answer 11

relating to or characteristic of a serious poem

Question 12

indifferent

Answer 12

doesnt care, not opinionated

Question 13

inquisitive

Answer 13

curious, wondering

Question 14

intractable

Answer 14

hard to control

Question 15

maudlin

Answer 15

self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental

Question 16

nostalgic

Answer 16

memories

Question 17

optimistic

Answer 17

hopeful, bright side of things

Question 18

trepidation

Answer 18

feeling of fear or agitation about upcoming events

Question 19

venerate

Answer 19

regard with respect