Question 1

alliteration

Accepted Answer

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Question 2

anaphora

Accepted Answer

the occurrence of the same word or phrase being repeated at the beinning of sentences, clauses, or phrases.

Question 3

apostrophe

Accepted Answer

the calling upon of a specific person, group or personified thing that is absent (not present) or not living

Question 4

asyndeton

Accepted Answer

the omission of a conjunction (and, but, or) between parts of the sentence

Question 5

chiasmus

Accepted Answer

structure in which related words and phrases are switched when repeated Creates an ABBA patter.

Question 6

ellipsis

Accepted Answer

the omission of common verbs often implied by the author such as all forms of the verb (esse)

Question 7

enjambment

Accepted Answer

the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza in poetry.

Question 8

hyperbation

Accepted Answer

inversion of normal word order, especially for the sake of emphasis. Often done with prepositional phrases and their objects.

Question 9

litotes

Accepted Answer

a statement by which a negative statement is used to affirm a positive idea or sentiment

Question 10

metaphor

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an implied comparison, not using like or as

Question 11

metonymy

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using one noun in place of another noun to avoid common words or to make an allusion.

Question 12

onomatopoeia

Accepted Answer

the use of words which resemble or imitate the sound or sense that is named

Question 13

patrynomic

Accepted Answer

use of the father’s name or birthplace to describe a character

Question 14

personification

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applying human qualities to an inanimate object

Question 15

polysyndeton

Accepted Answer

use of excessive, unnecessary conjunctions

Question 16

rhetorical question

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a question that does not expect a real answer but used for emotional effect

Question 17

simile

Accepted Answer

an expressed comparison using like or as (similis, qualis, velut(i) )

Question 18

synchesis

Accepted Answer

disruption of the normal word order of a sentence for effect, follows pattern ABAB. Also known as interlocked word order.

Question 19

tmesis

Accepted Answer

the separation of a word or compound word for often visual effect by placing another word in between it.

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