Rhetorical Devices

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

The recurrence of initial consonant sounds - rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

A reference to an event, literary work or person - I can’t do that because I am not superman

Question 3

Amplification

Answer 3

Repeats a word or expression for emphasis - love, real love, takes time

Question 4

Anadiplosis

Answer 4

The repetition of the last word for a preceding clause. The word is used at the end of a sentence and then used again at the beginning of the next sentence.

Question 5

Analogy

Answer 5

Compares two different things that have some similar characteristics - he is flaky as a snowstorm

Question 6

Anaphora

Answer 6

Repeats a word or phrase in successive phrases - “if you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh”

Question 7

Antanagoge

Answer 7

Places a criticism and compliment together to lessen the impact - the car is not pretty but it runs great.

Question 8

Antimetabole

Answer 8

Repeats a word or phrase in reverse order -“ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country”

Question 9

Antiphrasis

Answer 9

Uses a word with an opposite meaning - the chihuahua was named Goliath

Question 10

Antithesis

Answer 10

Makes a connection between two things -“that’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”