Language and Rhetorical Figures Quiz

What is the term for language that means exactly what it says without embellishment?

Which term describes rhetorical figures that involve a deviation from the ordinary pattern or arrangement of words?

What is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Which term refers to the underlying or implicit meaning in dialogue or text?

What is the term for attributing human characteristics to non-human entities?

Which figure of speech involves using a part to represent the whole or vice versa?

What is the term for a contrast between expectation and reality?

Which term describes when what is said is the opposite of what is meant?

What is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt called?

What term describes a narrator whose credibility is compromised?