Stylistic features

Question 1

Plosive alliteration

Answer 1

P/T/C - generally harsh or violent sounding

Question 2

Nasal alliteration

Answer 2

M/N - generally solemn, mournful or slow

Question 3

Fricative alliteration

Answer 3

F - generally harsh/forceful or creating a sense of swift motion

Question 4

Sibilance

Answer 4

S alliteration - generally sinister or harsh

Question 5

Assonance

Answer 5

Repetition of vowel sounds

Question 6

Hyberbaton

Answer 6

Manipulation of the usual word order, often to emphasise a particular word or to separate words that would usually be next to each other

Question 7

Anaphora

Answer 7

Repetition of a word at the beginning of a line or clause

Question 8

Polyptoton

Answer 8

Repetition of different forms of the same word

Question 9

Ellipsis

Answer 9

Omission of a word, often of the verb “to be,” generally draws attention to the other words in the clause and creates a sense of pace

Question 10

Asyndeton

Answer 10

Omission of “and” - creates a sense of pace

Question 11

Polysyndeton

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Repeated use of “and” - creates a sense of things building up / a lot of things going on

Question 12

Tricolon

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A three-part list / three successive clauses - usually builds towards the final of the three

Question 13

Tricolon crescens

Answer 13

A tricolon where the clauses get successively longer

Question 14

Diction

Answer 14

Striking choice of words

Question 15

Rhetorical question

Answer 15

A question that is asked to make a point, without necessarily expecting an answer

Question 16

Pleonasm/doublet

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Saying two things when you could just say one (eg his behaviour was cruel and mean - generally emphasises the point that is bein made)

Question 17

Juxtaposition

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The placement of two words directly next to each other, often to draw out a contrast or similarity

Question 18

Chiasmus

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Words arranged in an ABBA structure - often results either in the BB words being juxtaposed or the AA words being separated, or simply emphasising the meaning of the clause

Question 19

Synchesis

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Words interlocked in an ABAB structure - often creates a sense of balance, contrast or a parallel being drawn

Question 20

Antithesis

Answer 20

A strong contrast drawn between two things or concepts

Question 21

Hyperbole

Answer 21

Exaggeration

Question 22

Zeugma

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When one verb governs two nouns, often meaning something different in relation to each of them (eg she broke his car and his heart) - often emphasises the more metaphorical of the two meanings

Question 23

Litotes

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A double negative which in latin reinforces the negative (eg nullam amphoram non portavit = she was not carrying any jug)

Question 24

Variatio

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Using a variety of different ways of referring to something to create interest (eg using lots of different words for “hot” or changing the wording of a repeated phrase slightly each time)

Question 25

Exclamatio

Answer 25

An exclamation (eg eheu! o tempora o mores!)