The definition of alliteration is...

repetition of the same letter at the beginning of successive words.

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It was garbage., It was good., I really enjoyed it!, It could use some work.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood?

Actually, woodchucks don't chuck wood. :), Ha! Assonance!

A use of one verb to govern two objects.

Identify an example of simile.

"I should say this man looks as if he is a walrus run aground!"

Identify an example of chiasmus.

She has all my love; my heart belongs to her.

Identify an example of metonymy.

"Sir, it's the White House.", "The pen is mightier than the sword, young man."

True or False: Schemes and Tropes are literary devices.

Yes! They are subdivisions of the literary device.

Use of a part for the whole in order to secure variety.

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Challenge III Stylistic Devices Review

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This quiz is a review of literary stylistic devices taught in the Classical Conversations Challenge III program.

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1
Define preterition.
An expressed comparison.
A pretended omission.
A play on words.
A forced substitution.
2
The definition of alliteration is...
repetition of the same word at the start of successive phrases or clauses.
I didn't study.
repetition of like vowel sounds in the first syllable of successive words.
repetition of the same letter at the beginning of successive words.
3
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It was garbage.
It was good.
I really enjoyed it!
It could use some work.
4
Pleonasm found its origins in what year?
1599
1862
1863
1580
5
Paronomasia found its origins in which year?
1725
1570
1590
1480
6
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood?
Actually, woodchucks don't chuck wood. :)
Ha! Assonance!
Ha! Anaphora!
Ha! Equivocation!
7
Define procandia.
The overuse of prepositions to increase the drama of an action.
The removal of a noun for the sake of attracting audience interest.
Please stop making up words.
An interjection inserted before a sentence of rhetorical magnitude.
8
Literary devices are techniques used by writers to present a more compelling situation to an audience.
True
False
9
"Unnecessary fullness of expression" What is this?
Metaphor
Irony
Pleonasm
Climax
10
Litotes is a stylistic device that applies overstatement to a sentence.
True
False
11
What word belongs to this definition? "Use of a word or name that readily recalls another that is related in meaning."
Metonymy
Monotony
Metaphor
Menonomy
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What is zeugma?
A use of one verb to govern two objects.
The assumption of certain action stated in previous sentences.
The arrangement of ideas in ascending order to achieve forcefulness.
Man, you made that up!
13
Echelon is a literary device.
False
True
14
quorum tibi auctoritatas est videlicet cara, vita vilissima
This is irony!
This is apostrophe!
This is antithesis!
This is synecdoche!
15
Anacoluthon is a literary device.
False
True
16
Identify an example of simile.
"These triangles are similar!!!"
"I really like watermelons!"
"I should say this man looks as if he is a walrus run aground!"
"The stars are my nightlights."
17
Identify an example of chiasmus.
The dog ran, bounded, leapt across the field.
She seems to beam sunshine with her eyes of green.
She has all my love; my heart belongs to her.
O, Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
18
"A seeming contradiction. Its use startles the audience and gives great emphasis" This definition describes...
Irony
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Paronomasia
19
Identify an example of metonymy.
"Your heart's a dead tomato splotched with moldy purple spots, Mr. Grinch."
"Sir, it's the White House."
"The pen is mightier than the sword, young man."
"It seems, I should think, that silence does speak louder than noise."
20
Hendiadys is a stylistic device.
False
True
21
True or False: Schemes and Tropes are literary devices.
No! They relate to adverbs and prepositions.
Yes! They are subdivisions of the literary device.
Yes! They are their own singular literary devices!
No! They are simply figures of speech.
22
"Use of more conjunctions than is needed" This definition describes...
Repetition
Parallelism
Ellipsis
Polysyndeton
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Define synecdoche.
The omission of easily understood words to avoid monotony.
It's a rubber ducky.
Use of a part for the whole in order to secure variety.
Use of the whole to resemble the part for the purpose of summary.

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