Rhetorical & stylistic analysis

1. Name a statement that appears self-contradictory on the surface yet reveals a deeper truth (e.g. “Less is more”): Paradox or Cliché?

2. Name the rhetorical appeal that persuades through logic, evidence and structured reasoning: Logos or Pathos?

3. Name the device that places two contrasting ideas side by side in balanced parallel structure (e.g. “To err is human; to forgive, divine”): Antithesis or Onomatopoeia?

4. Name the use of words whose pronunciation imitates the sound they describe (e.g. “buzz”, “splash”, “crackle”): Onomatopoeia or Litotes?

5. Name the rhetorical device that repeats a word or phrase at the start of successive clauses (e.g. “We shall study, we shall question, we shall grow”): Anaphora or Hyperbole?

6. Name the device in which a part represents the whole (e.g. “all hands on deck” where “hands” means sailors): Synecdoche or Allusion?

7. Name the device that places two contrasting scenes, images or concepts close together for comparison: Juxtaposition or Apostrophe?

8. Name the brief, indirect reference to a well-known historical, cultural or literary work: Allusion or Oxymoron?

9. Name the device that combines two contradictory terms into a single compressed phrase (e.g. “deafening silence”): Oxymoron or Synecdoche?

10. Name the rhetorical appeal that stirs the audience’s emotions and empathy: Pathos or Ethos?

11. Name the rhetorical appeal that establishes the speaker’s credibility, character and authority: Ethos or Pathos?

12. Name the device consisting of three parallel words, phrases or clauses in succession (e.g. “I came, I saw, I conquered”): Tricolon or Metonymy?