Rhetorical & stylistic analysis

1. 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?

2. Name the device in which a speaker anticipates and answers a potential counter-argument in advance: Prolepsis (anticipation) or Hyperbole?

3. Name the repetition of initial consonant sounds across nearby words (e.g. “wild winds whipped the waves”): Alliteration or Caesura?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. Name the device that uses deliberate, extreme exaggeration for emphasis rather than literal truth (e.g. “I have told you a million times”): Hyperbole or Litotes?

10. 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?

11. 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?

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?