Rhetorical & stylistic analysis

1. 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?

2. Name the device that substitutes a mild or indirect expression for one considered harsh or blunt (e.g. “passed away” for “died”): Euphemism or Paradox?

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

4. Name the device that repeats a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses (e.g. “of the people, by the people, for the people”): Epistrophe or Anaphora?

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

6. Name the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby non-rhyming words (e.g. “the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain”): Assonance or Oxymoron?

7. 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?

8. Name the device that refers to something by a closely associated attribute or institution (e.g. “The Crown” for the monarchy): Metonymy or Hyperbole?

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

10. Name the device that repeats conjunctions between every item in a list for cumulative weight (e.g. “lions and tigers and bears”): Polysyndeton or Asyndeton?

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

12. Name the device in which a question is asked to make a point rather than to elicit an answer: Rhetorical question or Euphemism?