Terms

Question 0

Reference to a famous person

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Allusion

Question 1

Repeating of the first sound in a word

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Alliteration

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Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of sentences or clauses

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Anaphora

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Short story, usually within a larger text (brief narrative)

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Anecdote

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“Reverse parallelism”, repeated grammatical ideas in reverse order, often to show contrast

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Antimetabole

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Contrasts 2 ideas by juxtaposing them (often with parallel structure)

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Antithesis

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Leaving conjunctions out to give the sense of incompleteness

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Asyndeton

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An extended metaphor which explores metaphoric ideas

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Conceit

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Sentence beginning with an independent clause and add dependent clauses

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Cumulative sentence

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A better way of saying something; a pleasant metaphor for something unpleasant

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Euphemism

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Writing not meant to be take literally

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Figurative language

Question 11

Deliberate exaggeration of a person, thing, quality, event to emphasize a point external to the object of exaggeration

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Hyperbole

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Reversing the customary order of elements in a sentence or phrase; used effectively in many cases such as posing a question

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Inversion

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The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

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Juxtaposition

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Another form of metaphor, the thing chosen for the metaphorical image is closely associated with the subject with it is to be compared

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Metonymy

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A paradox reduced to two words; used for effect, complexity, emphasis, or wit

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Oxymoron

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A statement that seems to contradict itself but that turns out to have a rational meaning

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Paradox

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A use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

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Paralepsis

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Recurrent syntacil similarity. Several parts of the sentences are expressed similarly to show that the ideas I the parts or sentences are equal importance.

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Parallelism

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When the main idea is not completed until the end of the sentence; the writer begins with subordinate elements and postpones the main clause

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Periodic sentence

Question 20

The use of a conjunction between each word, phrase, or clause

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Polysyndeton

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Meant not to be answered; answer is obvious and desired; used for effect, emphasis, or provacatation, or for drawing a conclusion statement from the facts at hand

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Rhetorical sentence

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Quoting a maxim or wise saying to apply a general truth to the situation; concluding or summing foregoing material by offering a single, pithy statement of general wisdom

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Sententia

Question 23

Includes several similar rhetorical devices, all involving grammatically correct linkage of two or more parts of speech by another part of speech

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Zeugma