Trivia Questions Quiz On Schemes And Tropes!

5 Questions | By Ppt93 | Updated: Mar 18, 2022 | Attempts: 420

Questions and Answers

1.

What is the difference between paronomasia and syllepsis?
- A.
  
  Nothing. Both of them are forms of pun.
- B.
  
  Paronomasia is using a word that sounds like another word. Syllepsis is using a word that has different meanings when describing different things in a sentence.
- C.
  
  Paronomasia is using a word that has different meaning when describing different things in a sentence. Syllepsis is using a word that sounds like another word.
- D.
  
  Paronomasia is constructed in a grammatical order. Syllepsis is constructed in a grammatical structure.
2.

What is the difference between asyndeton and brachylogia?
- A.
  
  Asyndeton is when conjunctions are added between clauses. Brachylogia is when conjunctions are omitted between clauses.
- B.
  
  Asyndeton is when conjunctions are added between clauses. Brachylogia is when conjunctions are omitted between words.
- C.
  
  Asyndeton is when conjunctions are omitted between clauses. Brachylogia is when conjunctions are added between clauses.
- D.
  
  Asyndeton is when conjunctions are omitted between clauses. Brachylogia is when conjunctions are omitted between words.
3.

What is the difference between litotes and meiosis?
- A.
  
  Meiosis is belittling something. Litotes is denying the opposite of something.
- B.
  
  Meiosis is an overstatement. Litotes is an understatement.
- C.
  
  Meiosis is denying the opposite of something. Litotes is belittling somehting.
- D.
  
  Litotes is an overstatement. Meiosis is an understatement.
4.

What is the difference between antimetabole and chiasmus?
- A.
  
  Chiasmus is when the order of the same phrases are reversed in grammatical order. Antimetabole is when the order of the same phrases are reversed in grammatical structure.
- B.
  
  Antimetabole is when the same phrases have the same grammatical order. Chiasmus is when the same phrases have the same grammatical structure.
- C.
  
  Chiamus is when the order of the same phrases are reversed in grammatical structures. Antimetabole is when the same phrases are reversed in grammatical order.
- D.
  
  Antimetabole is when the same phrases have the same grammatical structure. Antimetabole is when the same phrases have the same grammatical order.
5.

What is the difference between isocolon and parallelism?
- A.
  
  Parallelism is when the sentences are similar in structures but NOT in the amount of words. Isocolon is when the senteces are similar in structures and the amount of words.
- B.
  
  Parallelism is when the sentences are similar in structures and the amount of words. Isocolon is when the senteces are similar in structures but NOT in the amount of words.
- C.
  
  Isocolon is when the sentences are different in structures but similar in the amount of words. Parallelism is when the sentences are similar in structures but NOT in the amount of words.
- D.
  
  Isocolon is when the sentences are different in structures and in the amount of words. Parallelism is when the sentences are similar in structures and the amount of words.