schemes

Question 1

scheme

Answer 1

umbrella term meaning a change in standard word order or pattern

Question 2

trope

Answer 2

umbrella term meaning use of a word/phrase/image in a way not intended by its normal signification; literally means turn

Question 3

alliteration

Answer 3

repetition of beginning sounds

Question 4

anaphora

Answer 4

repetition of same word or phrase at beginning of sentence or clause

Question 5

antithesis

Answer 5

presentation of 2 words or ideas as opposites

Question 6

antistrephon

Answer 6

using opponents own words or arguments against them

Question 7

apophasis

Answer 7

pretending to deny what is actually affirmed

Question 8

apostrophe

Answer 8

direct address of audience or opponent

Question 9

asyndeton

Answer 9

omission of conjunctions in list; used to speed up rhythm of sentence or highlight multiplicity

Question 10

chiasmus

Answer 10

repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order

Question 11

ellipsis

Answer 11

deliberate omission of word easily understood in context

Question 12

epiphora

Answer 12

repetition of same word or phrase at end of sentence or clause

Question 13

parallelism

Answer 13

recurring syntax; sets up logical or equal relationship between (sometimes) dissimilar ideas; lends sense of rhythm; often used in conjunction with anaphora

Question 14

polysyndeton

Answer 14

deliberate insertion of conjunctions in list; often slows down rhythm of sentence

Question 15

repetition

Answer 15

repeated word or phrase; used for emphasis

Question 16

zeugma

Answer 16

use of word to modify or govern two or more words when it is appropriate to only one of them, or is appropriate to each but in a different way