rhetorical devices

Question 1

alliteration

Answer 1

the repetition of a sound at the beginning of neighbouring words

Question 2

allusion

Answer 2

indirect reference to a famous event, person or piece of literature

Question 3

anaphora

Answer 3

successive sentences starting with the same word

Question 4

antithesis

Answer 4

contrast, opposing words, phrases, views, characters etc.

Question 5

choice of worfs

Answer 5

the decision to use a particular word based on aspects as style, registert, connotation

Question 6

euphemism

Answer 6

using polite expressions for something unpleasant

Question 7

exaggeration/hyperbole

Answer 7

making sth sound better, more exciting, dangerous etc. than in reality

Question 8

image

Answer 8

a word intended to appeal to the reader’s imagination and to bring a new perception to an object

Question 9

irony

Answer 9

saying the opposite of what you mean

Question 10

motif

Answer 10

a theme, expression or object which recurs thoughout a text which refers to a certain personn, situation or atmosphere

Question 11

manner of speaking

Answer 11

a style that is typical for a particular person

Question 12

metaphor

Answer 12

poetic comparison without using like or as

Question 13

paradox

Answer 13

seeming impossible at first glance but recognized as true on second thought

Question 14

parallelism

Answer 14

repeating similar or identical words/phrases in neighbouring lines

Question 15

personification

Answer 15

presenting ideas as persons

Question 16

pun

Answer 16

a play on words

Question 17

reference

Answer 17

a connection to something else -> allusion

Question 18

repetition

Answer 18

deliberatley using a word/phrase more than once

Question 19

rhetorical queistion

Answer 19

question to which the answer is obvious or to which no answer is possible

Question 20

simile

Answer 20

comparison using like or as

Question 21

symbol

Answer 21

something concrete standing for something abstract