Rhetorical Devices #3

Question 1

To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented

Answer 1

Inference

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Invective

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Irony

Question 4

When two words, phrases, images, ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast

Answer 4

Juxtaposition

Question 5

A figure of thought in which a point is affirmed by negating its opposite

Answer 5

Litotes

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Loose Sentence

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Metaphor

Question 8

A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it

Answer 8

Metonymy

Question 9

The first meaning is grammatical and deals with verbal units and a speaker’s attitude; the second meaning of mood is literary, meaning the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work

Answer 9

Mood

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Narrative

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Onomatopoeia

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Oxymoron

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Paradox

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Parallelism