Rhetorical Devices - 3

Question 1

Inference

Answer 1

To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented

Question 2

Invective

Answer 2

An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language

Question 3

Irony

Answer 3

The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant

Question 4

Loose sentence

Answer 4

A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by the dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one or the other, suggesting some similarity

Question 6

Metonymy

Answer 6

A term from which the Greek meaning “changed label” or “substitute name,” a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely related

Question 7

Mood

Answer 7

1. Grammatical and deals with a speaker’s attitude

2. Literary - the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work

Question 8

Narrative

Answer 8

The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events

Question 9

Onomatopoeia

Answer 9

A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words

Question 10

Oxymoron

Answer 10

A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox

Question 11

Paradox

Answer 11

A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity

Question 12

Parallelism

Answer 12

Refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences or paragraphs to give structural similarity