Sound & Structure Quiz

AICE English

Asyndeton

Figure of speech in which coordinating conjunctions are left out

Ex. After seeing all the evidence, I agree. They disagree.

Polysyndeton

repetition of conjunctions in close succession

Ex. If there be cords, or knives, Poison, or fire, or suffocating streams, I’ll not endure it.”

Palilogia

is a figure of repetition, by which the same word is repeated twice or more, without intervening word in between the repetitive elements

Ex. Reputation, reputation, reputation! Oh, I have lost my reputation!

Alliteration

the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

Ex. The beautiful bouquet blossomed in the bright sun

Consonance

recurrence or repetition of consonants especially at the end of stressed syllables without the similar correspondence of vowels

Ex. He stood in the road and cried

Euphony

the acoustic effect produced by words so formed or combined as to please the ear

Ex. The murmuring of innumerable bees

Cacophony

harshness in the sound of words or phrase

ex. Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! The furious Bandersnatch!

Syntax

Arrangement of words and phrases

Anadiplosis

repetition of a prominent and usually the last word in one phrase or clause at the beginning of the next

ex. When I give, I give myself

Chiasmus

an inverted relationship between the syntactic elements of parallel phrases

ex. One for all and all for one

Parallelism

repeated syntactical (syntax) similarities introduced for rhetorical effect

ex. I like swimming, drawing, and playing.

Anastrophe

inversion of the usual syntactical order of words for rhetorical effect

ex. In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit.

Hyperbation

an inversion of the normal order of words, especially for the sake of emphasis, as in the sentence “this I must see.”.

ex. Into the box went the homework and onto the playground went the class.

Assonance

he same vowel sound repeats within a group of words

Ex. Hear the mellow wedding bells

Polyptoton

figure of speech that involves the repetition of words derived from the same root

Ex. This article is enjoyable to read when read by those who enjoy literary terms.