Gt English Rhetorical Devices

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1.

Which of the following is this: figure of repetition that occurs when the last word or terms in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of the next sentence, clause, or phrase.
- A.
  
  Metonymy
- B.
  
  Parallelism
- C.
  
  Anaphora
- D.
  
  Anadiplosis
2.

Which of the following is this: a figure of repetition that occurs when the first word or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases; repetition of the initial word(s) over successive phrases or clauses.
- A.
  
  Litotes
- B.
  
  Parallelism
- C.
  
  Anaphora
- D.
  
  Epanalepsis
3.

Which of the following is this: a figure of emphasis in which the words in one phrase or clause are replicated, exactly or closely, in reverse grammatical order in the next phrase or clause; an inverted order of repeated words in adjacent phrases or clauses (A-B, B-A).
- A.
  
  Antimetaboli
- B.
  
  Hypophora
- C.
  
  Chiasmus
- D.
  
  None of the above
4.

Which of the following applies to this sentence: "It's so stupid, it's positively brilliant!"
- A.
  
  Anaphora
- B.
  
  Synecdoche
- C.
  
  Paradox
- D.
  
  Polysyndeton
5.

Which of the following is this: a figure that employs an apparent contradiction which, nonetheless, evokes some measure of truth; a statement which seems at one level to be nonsensical because it moves against a normalcy. At another level, however, the figure conjures a new way of seeing or understanding, a novel meaning.
- A.
  
  Rhetorical Question
- B.
  
  Sententia
- C.
  
  Hyperbole
- D.
  
  Paradox
6.

The following sentence is an example of what? "The king is dead, long live the king."
- A.
  
  Epanalepsis
- B.
  
  Hypophora
- C.
  
  Metonymy
- D.
  
  Litotes
7.

Which of the following is this: a figure of reasoning in which one or more questions is/are asked and then answered, often at length, by one and the same speaker; raising and responding to one's own question(s).
- A.
  
  Hyperphora
- B.
  
  Hypotaxis
- C.
  
  Hypophora
- D.
  
  Litotes
8.

Which of the following is this: "Not bad of a job you did there. Not bad, kid. Not bad at all."
- A.
  
  Anaphora only
- B.
  
  Parallel Structure only
- C.
  
  Litotes and Parallelism
- D.
  
  Anaphora and Litotes
9.

Which of the following is this: a figure of comparison in which a word standing for part of something is used for the whole of that thing or vice versa; any part or portion or quality of a thing used to stand for the whole of the thing or vice versa -- genus to species or species to genus.
- A.
  
  Chiasmus
- B.
  
  Polysyndeton
- C.
  
  Synecdoche
- D.
  
  Sententia
10.

Which of the following is this: Figure of argument in which a wise, witty, or pithy maxim or aphorism is used to sum up the preceding material.
- A.
  
  Sentencia
- B.
  
  Apostrophe
- C.
  
  Litotes
- D.
  
  Sententia
11.

The following is an example of what: "Time, why do you lure us with the thought of Friday then taunt us with Monday?"
- A.
  
  Epanelepsis
- B.
  
  Apostrophe
- C.
  
  Analogy
- D.
  
  Ethos