Speech & Rhetoric Devices

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Question 2

Anaphora

Answer 2

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of words

Question 3

Antithesis

Answer 3

opposition of juxtaposition of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction (to emphasize 2nd point)

Question 4

Aporia

Answer 4

Questioning oneself, pretending to be in doubt.

Question 5

Aposiopesis

Answer 5

A sudden pause or interruption for dramatic effect

Question 6

Apostrophe

Answer 6

turn from general audience to address a specific group or person, real or imagined.

Question 7

Asyndeton

Answer 7

the absence of conjunctions, between coordinate clauses, phrases, or words

Question 8

Conduplicato

Answer 8

repetition of a key word over successive phrases or clauses.

Question 9

Euphemism

Answer 9

pleasant expression rather than rude or offensive

Question 10

Hyperbole

Answer 10

exaggeration for emphasis or rhetorical effect

Question 11

Verbal Irony

Question 12

Rhetorical Question

Question 13

Metonymy

Answer 13

reference to an object or person by naming only a specific part

Question 14

Paralipsis

Answer 14

pretending to omit something by drawing attention to it

Question 15

Parallelism

Answer 15

repetition of a key word over successive phrases or clauses

Question 16

Personification

Answer 16

giving human characteristics to non-human objects

Question 17

Polysyndeton

Answer 17

using conjunctions to emphasize rhythm, and therefore emphasize a certain point

Question 18

Synecdote

Answer 18

a part or quality of something which is used in substitution of the larger whole or vice versa

Question 19

Understatement

Answer 19

deliberately de-emphasizing