Rhetorical Devices

Front

What is the term for repetition at the beginning of a line?

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Anaphora

Front

What rhetorical device expresses the opposite of the literal meaning of words, often for humorous or sarcastic effect?

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Verbal irony

Front

What do you call a combination of two words with opposite meanings for dramatic, comedic, or provocative effect?

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Oxymoron

Front

What is the term for an obvious, intended exaggeration?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is a type of metaphor where non-human objects or ideas are given human qualities?

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Personification

Front

What rhetorical device involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

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Alliteration

Front

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What rhetorical device involves addressing an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction?

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Apostrophe

Front

What is the term for a statement that seems contradictory but may reveal a truth?

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Paradox

Front

What rhetorical device uses a part to represent the whole or vice versa?

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Synecdoche