Repetition
Structure & Comparison
Substitution &
Omission
Crazy Category
Repetition
100
repetition or similarity of the same internal vowel sound in words of close proximity
What is assonance
100
an explicit comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
What is simile?
100
omission of one or more words, which are assumed by the listener or reader
What is ellipsis?
100
substitution of one part of speech for another
What is anthimeria?
100
repetition of the same initial consonant sound throughout a line of verse
What is alliteration
200
frequent repetition of a phrase or question; dwelling on a point
What is epimone
200
two corresponding pairs arranged in a parallel inverse order
What is chiasmus
200
a confused use of words in which an appropriate word is replace by one with similar sound but (often ludicrously) inappropriate meaning
What is malaproprism?
200
implied comparison between two unlike things achieved through the figurative use of words
What is metaphor?
200
repetition broken up by one or more intervening words
What is diacope
300
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What is the name of your favorite teacher?
300
similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
What is parallelism?
300
omission of conjunctions betwen coordinate phrases, clauses, or words
What is asyndeton?
300
insertion of some word or clause in a position that interrupts the normal syntactic flow of the sentence (asides are rather emphatic examples of this)
What is parenthesis?
300
the repetition of a word that ends one clause at the beginning of the next
What is anadiplosis?
400
repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses
What is anaphora
400
altering word order, or separation of words that belong together, for emphasis
What is hyperbaton
400
substitution of some attributive or suggestive word for what is meant
What is metonymy?
400
use of words to imitate natural sounds
What is onomatopoeia?
400
repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause
What is epanalepsis?
500
the repetition of conjunctions in a series of coordinate words, phrases, or clauses
What is polysyndeton?
500
juxtaposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction
What is antithesis?
500
the use of a part for the whole, or the whole for the part
What is synecdoche
500
emphasizing a point by seeming to pass over it
What is paralepsis?
500
repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
What is epistrophe?
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