Rhetorical Devices

Question 1

repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses

Answer 1

anaphora

Question 2

substitution of one part of speech for another

Answer 2

anthimeria

Question 3

the deliberate omission of conjunctions between coordinate words, clauses, or phrases

Answer 3

asyndeton

Question 4

a long rhetorical list or inventory

Answer 4

catalogue

Question 5

reversal of grammatical structure in successive clauses or phrases

Answer 5

chiasmus

Question 6

the use of figurative language that represents objects, ideas, and actions in such a way that appeal to our sense

Answer 6

Imagery

Question 7

the confused use of words in which one word is replaced by another with a similar sound but inappropriate meaning

Answer 7

malapropism

Question 8

repetition of words derived from the same root

Answer 8

polyptoton

Question 9

the deliberate repetition of conjunctions between coordinate words, clauses, or phrases

Answer 9

polysyndeton

Question 10

figure of speech in which part stands for a whole

Answer 10

synecdoche