MCQ Questions
Q.1.
pleasing sounds from a combination of words
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    alliteration
  • 0%
    assonance
  • 0%
    euphony
  • 0%
    cacophony
Q.2.
sense of a word changes; verb with two meanings; a single word that modifies 2+ words that causes a different meaning
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    litotes
  • 0%
    syllepsis
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    chiasmus
  • 0%
    metaphor
Q.3.
a construction involving a break in grammatical sequence
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    anadiplosis
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    apostrophe
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    anacoluthon
  • 0%
    asyndeton
Q.4.
inversion of typical word order
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    anastrophe
  • 0%
    polysyndeton
  • 0%
    isocolon
  • 0%
    anaphora
Q.5.
omission of conjunctions
  • 0%
    antithesis
  • 0%
    anaphora
  • 0%
    asyndeton
  • 0%
    polysyndeton
Q.6.
exaggeration
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    simile
  • 0%
    personification
  • 0%
    hyperbole
  • 0%
    metaphor
Q.7.
two elements, normally noun phrases, placed side-by-side so that one element modifies/defines the other
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    metaphor
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    apposition
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    isocolon
  • 0%
    polysyndeton
Q.8.
opposition or contrast of ideas/words in a balanced or parallel structure
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    alliteration
  • 0%
    metaphor
  • 0%
    simile
  • 0%
    antithesis
Q.9.
use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas
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    simile
  • 0%
    personification
  • 0%
    metaphor
  • 0%
    imagery
Q.10.
substitution of a descriptive word/phrase for a proper name (e.g. kleenex)
  • 0%
    isocolon
  • 0%
    oxymoron
  • 0%
    periphrasis
  • 0%
    epanalepsis
Q.11.
figure of speech comparing two items with "like" or "as"
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    simile
  • 0%
    metaphor
  • 0%
    personification
  • 0%
    hyperbole
Q.12.
double negative; an idea is expressed by the denial of its opposite
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    simile
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    metaphor
  • 0%
    litotes
  • 0%
    hyperbole
Q.13.
repetition of a word/phrase at regular intervals; a sentence starts & ends with the same word
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    asyndeton
  • 0%
    antithesis
  • 0%
    epanalepsis
  • 0%
    sarcasm
Q.14.
representation of abstract/spiritual meaning through concrete forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another
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    allusion
  • 0%
    irony
  • 0%
    allegory
  • 0%
    metaphor
Q.15.
omission of words when something is implied; can be done without an ellipses (...)
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    anaphora
  • 0%
    apostrophe
  • 0%
    ellipsis
  • 0%
    oxymoron
Q.16.
repetition of a word/phrase at the end of a phrase/sentence
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    metaphor
  • 0%
    simile
  • 0%
    anaphora
  • 0%
    epistrophe
Q.17.
harsh discordance of sounds (e.g. jack cut crispy carrots)
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    cacophony
  • 0%
    euphony
  • 0%
    alliteration
  • 0%
    assonance
Q.18.
repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
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    polysyndeton
  • 0%
    anaphora
  • 0%
    epistrophe
  • 0%
    anadiplosis
Q.19.
modifies multiple words; use of a word to govern/yoke several words/phrases
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    zuegma
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    metonymy
  • 0%
    litotes
  • 0%
    chiasmus
Q.20.
repetition of a vowel sound
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    alliteration
  • 0%
    assonance
  • 0%
    anaphora
  • 0%
    onomatopoeia
Q.21.
intentionally hurtful satiric or ironic commentary
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    irony
  • 0%
    simile
  • 0%
    hyperbole
  • 0%
    sarcasm
Q.22.
mixing of senses
  • 0%
    synaesthesia
  • 0%
    metaphor
  • 0%
    hyperbole
  • 0%
    oxymoron
Q.23.
repetition of conjunctions
  • 0%
    polysyndeton
  • 0%
    allusion
  • 0%
    anaphora
  • 0%
    asyndeton
Q.24.
old word/phrase; no longer used at the time
  • 0%
    archaism
  • 0%
    euphemism
  • 0%
    allusion
  • 0%
    allegory
Q.25.
an event/conclusion/statement that is less powerful than built up
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    apostrophe
  • 0%
    alliteration
  • 0%
    anticlimax
  • 0%
    antithesis
Q.26.
to lead on by not stating the facts; drawing attention to something while pretending to pass it over
  • 0%
    litotes
  • 0%
    antithesis
  • 0%
    epanalepsis
  • 0%
    praeteritio
Q.27.
repetition of the first word/phrase in successive sentences
  • 0%
    anaphora
  • 0%
    simile
  • 0%
    metaphor
  • 0%
    alliteration
Q.28.
words that sound like what they are
  • 0%
    alliteration
  • 0%
    personification
  • 0%
    onomatopoeia
  • 0%
    simile
Q.29.
conveying a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
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    irony
  • 0%
    metaphor
  • 0%
    simile
  • 0%
    hyperbole
Q.30.
repetition of a consonant sound
  • 0%
    onomatopoeia
  • 0%
    consonance
  • 0%
    anaphora
  • 0%
    alliteration
Q.31.
repetition of a single word with different usages
  • 0%
    antanaclasis
  • 0%
    imagery
  • 0%
    asyndeton
  • 0%
    polysyndeton
Q.32.
idolizing something/someone; comparing an object to a god
  • 0%
    hubris
  • 0%
    antithesis
  • 0%
    apotheosis
  • 0%
    anaphora
Q.33.
words are repeated in reverse order (e.g. the fire burned, burned the fire)
  • 0%
    antithesis
  • 0%
    chiasmus
  • 0%
    personification
  • 0%
    anaphora
Q.34.
giving human/living traits to non-living objects
  • 0%
    metaphor
  • 0%
    simile
  • 0%
    personification
  • 0%
    hyperbole
Q.35.
attempting to prove a point by repeating it several times in different ways
  • 0%
    commoratio
  • 0%
    anaphora
  • 0%
    anthimeria
  • 0%
    periphrasis
Q.36.
reference to a person/place/etc.
  • 0%
    allusion
  • 0%
    metaphor
  • 0%
    personification
  • 0%
    simile
Q.37.
a sentence/phrase in which the second half is surprising and causes one to rethink the first half
  • 0%
    periphrasis
  • 0%
    paraprosdokian
  • 0%
    praeteritio
  • 0%
    paranomasia
Q.38.
pun; wordplay that suggests multiple meanings; words must look/sound the same
  • 0%
    antanaclasis
  • 0%
    anadiplosis
  • 0%
    paranomasia
  • 0%
    periphrasis
Q.39.
to address someone not present; a personified object/idea
  • 0%
    assonance
  • 0%
    allusion
  • 0%
    apostrophe
  • 0%
    personification
Q.40.
repetition of similar words/phrases/ideas to represent that the ideas are of equal or higher value & importance
  • 0%
    alliteration
  • 0%
    parallelism
  • 0%
    metaphor
  • 0%
    antithesis