Rhetorical and Literary Techniques

Question 1

the audience knows something the character does not, a contrast between what the character thinks and the audience knows

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Dramatic Irony

Question 2

When the usual or expected meaning of words or phrases is altered

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Tropes

Question 3

the creation of a pleasing effect by combing words whose phonetic elements produce a harmonious effect

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Euphony

Question 4

Word order; the grammatical rules that govern word order

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Syntax

Question 5

Conjunctions are omitted, producing a fast-paced, rapid effect

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Asyndeton

Question 6

a reference to a commonly-known figure or event from mythology

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Mythological Allusion

Question 7

imitation of a work with the idea of ridiculing the work, author, or its conventions through exageration

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Parody

Question 8

Directly addressing someone or something not literally present

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Apostrophe

Question 9

a reference to a commonly-known figure or event from the Bible

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Biblical Allusion

Question 10

a word is repeated in different cases, numbers, or genders

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Polyptoton

Question 11

placing a noun next to another noun, or phrase, that explains or defines it

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Apposition

Question 12

A play on the meaning of words, e.g. words that sound similar but have different meanings

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Pun

Question 13

Two contradictory terms are used in close proximity

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Oxymoron

Question 14

a term used as a title or to characterize a person or thing

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Epithet

Question 15

the repetition of consonant sounds within words

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Consonance

Question 16

When the intended meaning is the opposite of what&#x27;s said, AND it&#x27;s meant to cause harm ("rend flesh")

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Sarcasm

Question 17

Refers to the use of words whose sound reinforces their meaning

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Onomatopoeia

Question 18

Attributing animal qualities to a non-animal subject, including humans and inanimate objects

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Zoomorphism

Question 19

When an idea is intensified through understatement

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Litotes

Question 20

Attributing human qualities to a force of nature, e.g. "The thunderstorm tip-toed through the night."

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Pathetic Fallacy

Question 21

a reference to a commonly-known figure or event from history

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Historical Allusion

Question 22

the insertion of words or phrases that are not syntactically related to the rest of the sentence

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Parenthesis

Question 23

Conjunctions are omitted, producing a fast-paced, rapid prose

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Asyndeton

Question 24

creating a harsh effect by employing words that contain harsh or guttural sounds

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Cacophony

Question 25

A statement that appears contradictory or self-negating, and yet presents some truth

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Paradox

Question 26

The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas for rhetorical effect

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Antithesis

Question 27

a reference to a commonly-known figure or event from literature

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Literary Allusion

Question 28

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in successive words

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Alliteration, Polysyndeton

Question 29

Attributing animal qualities, which are not uniquely human, to an inanimate object

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Animism

Question 30

deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or rhetorical effect

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Hyperbole

Question 31

Elminating words for stylistic effect

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Omission

Question 32

The writer arranges ideas in order of importance from least to most

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Climax

Question 33

a comparison between two different things, especially when used to explain the unfamilar by comparison with the familar

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Analogy

Question 34

When words or phrases are repeated for rhetorical effect

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Repetition

Question 35

the substitution of a milder word or phrase for a harsh, blunt, or vulgar one

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Euphemism

Question 36

Word order is reversed from standard English (subject-verb-object)

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Anastrophe

Question 37

The regular repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive phrases or clauses

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Epistrophe

Question 38

Arrangements of ideas, words, phrases for stylistic or rhetorical effect

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Schemes

Question 39

a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever or witty way

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Epigram

Question 40

grammatical structure of the first phrase is reversed in the second phrase

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Chiasmus

Question 41

Attributing human qualities to an inanimate object

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Personification

Question 42

a manner of writing in which humor and wit are used to attack an issue with the goal of producing social change

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Satire

Question 43

When one outcome is expected, but the opposite ocurrs

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Situational Irony

Question 44

the repetition of vowel sounds within words

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Assonance

Question 45

The writer uses one verb to govern or modify two or more nouns

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Zeugma

Question 46

The regular repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses

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Anaphora

Question 47

When normally unassociated ideas or phrases are placed next to each other, often creating an effect of surprise or wit

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Juxtaposition

Question 48

A thing which represents or stands in for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract

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Symbol

Question 49

A substitution of a part in reference to the whole, e.g. "We need all hands on deck."

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Synechdoche

Question 50

The repetition of vowel or consonant sounds in words or phrases for rhetorical effect

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Sound Devices

Question 51

expresses similar ideas by using similar or repeated grammatical structures

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Parallelism

Question 52

The repetition of the word or phrases that end one phrase at the beginning of the next phrase.

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Anadiplosis

Question 53

An implied or direct comparison between two unlike things

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Metaphor

Question 54

the deliberate omission of a word or words that are readily implied by the context

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Ellipsis

Question 55

the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first

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Antimetabole

Question 56

Designation of one thing with something closely associated with it, e.g. "Lend me your ears."

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Metonymy

Question 57

An explicit comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"

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Simile

Question 58

inserting otherwise extraneous words and phrases into a sentence or phrase to create emphasis or rhetorical effect

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Addition

Question 59

When the intended meaning is the opposite of the expressed meaning

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Verbal Irony

Question 60

the use of additional conjunctions slows the pace of the prose, producing a measured effect

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Polysyndeton

Rhetorical and Literary Techniques

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Rhetorical and Literary Techniques

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