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A #rhetoricaldevices quiz for the purposes of use by the #agawam #aplang classes
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Figure of speech in which a part stands for the whole
Litote
Synecdoche
Metonymy
Diatribe
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The inversion of natural word order, often with the purpose of emphasizing certain words
Anastrophe
Cacophany
Personification
Asyndeton
3
Insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow
Parenthesis
Didactic
Cliche
Onomatopoeia
4
A conclusion drawn from presented details
Genre
Treatise
Inference
Loose sentence
5
Use of words whose sound echoes the sense
Onomatopoeia
Dialect
Syntactical patterns
Colloquial
6
The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure.
Asyndeton
Antithesis
Parallelism
Antecedent
7
A play on words = use of wit
Onomatopoeia
Pun
Allegory
Parody
8
A reference to something which is presumably commonly known
Allusion
Allegory
Ad hominem
Inference
9
Writing whose PURPOSE is to instruct or teach
Epanalepsis
Pedantic
Diatribe
Didactic
10
Begins w/ a main clause that's followed by phrases and/or clauses that modify the main clause.
Loose sentence
Syntactical patterns
Anecdote
Periodic sentence
11
A word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
Pedantic
Anecdote
Antecedent
Counterpoints
12
A group of words, established by usage, having a meaning deducible by those within that culture
Colloquial
Idiom
Pun
Dialect
13
Recalling a time previous to the story being told
Anecdote
Flashback
Subordinate Clause
Ellipsis
14
The re-creation of regional spoken language
Allusion
Parody
Colloquial
Dialect
15
Arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of increasing importance
Style
Climax
Colloquial
Anecdote
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Reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses
Cacophany
Motif
Chiasmus
Subordinate clause
17
When the words literally state the opposite of the author's meaning
Dramatic irony
Paradox
Verbal irony
Situational irony
18
Harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage in a literary work
Onomatopoeia
Didactic
Cacophany
Synecdoche
19
Does not stand alone/does not express a complete thought but does contain a subject and a verb
Clause
Didactic
Verbal irony
Subordinate clause
20
Deviation from the ordinary meaning of a word
Schemes
Metonymy
Allusion
Tropes
21
A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work
Conceit
Antecedent
Simile
Allusion
22
In an argument, an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas
Epistrophe
Ad hominem
Asyndeton
Anadiplosis
23
Idea that is carried out over an entire piece
Allegory
Metaphor
Motif
Symbol
24
Can stand alone as a sentence
Onomatopoeia
Loose sentence
Metonymy
Independent clause
25
Deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of words, phrases, or clauses.
Antecedent
Simile
Polysyndeton
Asyndeton
26
Deliberate use of many conjunctions. Adds a frenetic quality and speeds up a sentence
Cacophany
Polysyndeton
Anecdote
Satire
27
A work that imitates the style of content of another with the aim of comic effect or ridicule
Allusion
Satire
Parody
Allegory
28
Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause
Oxymoron
Cacophany
Anadiplosis
Hyperbole
29
An apparently contradictory statement that nevertheless contains a truth
Oxymoron
Antithesis
Paradox
Metonymy
30
An indication of a future event
Polysyndeton
Foreshadowing
Anadiplosis
Flashback
31
A similarity or comparison between two different things of the relationship between them.
Transition
Paradox
Onomatopoeia
Analogy
32
When facts or events are unknown to characters but are known to the reader
Verbal Irony
Litote
Dramatic Irony
Anaphora
33
Phrase that is overused and lacks original thought
Cliche
Pun
Trope
Idiom
34
Repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive phrases
Analogy
Asyndeton
Epistrophe
Antimetabole
35
Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
Clause
Chiasmus
Parallelism
Antimetabole
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The use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect
Pedantic
Hyperbole
Conceit
Litote
37
The use of slang in writing (lends itself to an informal tone)
Polysyndeton
Syntactical patterns
Colloquial
Dialect
38
Giving symbolic meaning to a natural object, figurative in nature
Motif
Symbolism
Alliteration
Allegory
39
Deviation from ordinary pattern or arrangement of words
Parallelism
Schemes
Tropes
Antithesis
40
The joining of two terms which are ordinarily contradictory
Parallelism
Contrast
Oxymoron
Antithesis
41
Repetition of the same word or words at both the beginning and ending of a sentence.
Antimetabole
Anastrophe
Epanalepsis
Anadiplosis
42
Short, interesting story told about a real incident or person
Allegory
Ad hominem
Anecdote
Treatise
43
Investing abstractions or inanimate objects with human qualities
Allegory
Dialect
Personification
Metonymy
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Repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginnings of successive phrases
Epistrophe
Ad hominem
Polysyndeton
Anaphora
45
Visually descriptive or figurative language used in order to "paint a picture" for the reader
Epistrophe
Cacophany
Onomatopoeia
Imagery
46
A question not for the purpose of eliciting an answer, but to assert/deny an answer implicitly
Conceit
Rhetorical question
Synecdoche
Schemes
47
Implied comparison between two unlike things
Conceit
Metaphor
Trope
Synecdoche
48
A work that targets human vices and follies or social institution for reform or ridicule
Didactic
Satire
Treatise
Pedantic
49
A word or phrase that links different ideas. Signals a shift from one idea to another.
Diatribe
Conceit
Inference
Transition
50
A term used to describe writing that borders on lecturing
Antecedent
Pedantic
Cliche
Didactic
51
Repetition of initial consonants in two or more adjacent words
Anaphora
Antecedent
Alliteration
Asyndeton
52
When events turn out the opposite of what was expected
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Inference
Situational Irony
53
Substitution of some attributive or suggestive word for what is actually meant
Imagery
Metonymy
Ellipsis
Onomatopoeia
54
Has the main clause or predicate at the end.
Periodic sentence
Imperative mood
Flashback
Loose sentence
55
Deliberate omission of a word or of words (or years) that must be supplied by the reader
Antimetabole
Independent clause
Ellipsis
Litotes
56
Reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses
Epistrophe
Chiasmus
Alliteration
Conceit
57
Repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order
Diatribe
Epistrophe
Syntactical patterns
Antimetabole
58
Deliberate use of understatement
Hyperbole
Conceit
Didactic
Litotes
59
A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb
Conceit
Subordinate clause
Clause
Independent clause
60
The inclusion of a humorous scene to contrast with a more serious topic or idea
Paradox
Pun
Comic relief (humor)
Antithesis
61
Explicit comparison between two unlike things using like or as
Simile
Metaphor
Trope
Scheme
