Purpose
What is the reason a writer/speaker would use an analogy?
To help explain a concept
What is the difference between assonance and consonance?
Assonance repeats vowel sounds
Consonance repeats consonant sounds
"Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is," is an example of what form of figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
"Justice is blind" is an example of what form of figurative language?
Personification
Placing contrasting things/ideas next to each other is called what?
Antithesis
What is the main reason a writer/speaker would use repetition-based devices? (like anaphora, consonance, etc)
To emphasize the importance of something or make it more memorable
What's the difference between anthypophora and a rhetorical question?
No answer is expected with a rhetorical question.
Anthypophora asks and answers.
"Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing," is an example of what rhetorical device?
Antithesis
"The greatest teacher, failure is," is an example of which rhetorical device?
Hyperbaton
An indirect reference to something is called what?
Allusion
What is the main reason a writer/speaker would use figurative language? (like personification, metaphor, etc)
To help the audience visualize a scene or feel an emotion
What is the difference between zeugma and antanaclasis?
Antanaclasis repeats a word and uses it in two different contexts. Zeugma does not repeat the word.
"It rained on his lousy tombstone, and it rained on the grass on his stomach. It rained all over the place," is an example of what rhetorical device?
Anaphora
"Are you kidding me?" is an example of what rhetorical device?
Rhetorical question
What form of figurative language is used to exaggerate something?
Hyperbole
What is the main reason a writer/speaker would use litotes?
To make something sound less negative/extreme
What is the difference between synecdoche and metonymy?
Metonymy substitutes a related concept, while synecdoche uses a part to represent a whole (or vice versa)
"A government of the people, by the people, for the people," is an example of which rhetorical device?
Epiphora
"A piece of cake" is an example of what form of figurative language?
Idiom
When the audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not is called what?
Dramatic irony
What is the main reason a writer/speaker would use irony and ironic devices? (like satire, verbal irony, etc)
To explain a concept or criticize something
What is the difference between chiasmus and antimetabole?
Chiasmus reverses the grammatical structure of two successive clauses, antimetabole reverses the order of words in two successive clauses
"The brain is like a muscle: it gets stronger the more you use it," is an example of what rhetorical device?
Analogy
"Many voters in this community are economically disadvantaged," is an example of what rhetorical device?
Euphemism
Which rhetorical device is concerned with parts and wholes?
Synecdoche