Rhetorical strategies Quiz

A statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced by parallel structure

The substitution of a more offensive,blunt, vulgar, or disparaging word or phrase for one considered neutral or less offensive.

A figurative and analogous comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.

A figure of speech in which a part is substituted for the whole.

A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.

A more agreeable or less offensive substitution for a generally unpleasant word or concept.

stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series

Repetition of the last word or phrase of one clause at the beginning of the following or successive clause

Any question asked for a purpose other than to obtain the information the question asks. It is used for effect, emphasis, or provocation, or for drawing a conclusionary statement from the facts at hand.

Hendiadys

Metonymy

Hendiatris

Paraprosdokian

Simlie

Personification

Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences

Describing one kind of sensation in terms of another

A construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("I'm losing my patience and my mind")

Repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences