Ying.APLANG quiz (trope/scheme)

Alliteration

The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words in close proximity to each other.

Allusion

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Anaphora

The use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence to avoid repetition.

Anastrophe

The inversion of the usual order of words or clauses.

Antimetabole/Chiasmus

A rhetorical device that repeats words in successive clauses but in reverse order, creating a symmetrical and memorable phrase.

Antistrophe/Epistrophe

A rhetorical figure where a word or phrase is repeated at the end of successive clauses to create emphasis and a sense of rhythm.

Antithesis

A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

Apostrophe

A figure of speech where a speaker addresses an absent, nonexistent, or inanimate entity, such as a person who is dead, an abstract concept like death, or an object like a star or a skull.

Appositive

A noun phrase that comes after another noun phrase (its antecedent) to provide extra information about it.

Assonance

The repetition of nearby vowel sounds within a sentence.

Asyndeton

The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.

Cacophony

A harsh discordant mixture of sounds.

Consonance

The recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity.

Cumulative Sentence

Grammatical structure that begins with an independent clause and then adds subordinate phrases or clauses that provide additional details, information, and description to express a main idea.

Ellipsis

The omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues.

Euphemism

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

Euphony

The quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through a harmonious combination of words.

Hyperbole

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Irony

Irony is a broad term for a literary device where there's a discrepancy between appearance and reality, or between expectation and result.

Litotes

It is an understatement that is made by stating the negative of the contrary of an affirmative statement.

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Metonymy

The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant.

Onomatopoeia

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

Oxymoron

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

Paradox

A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.

Parenthesis

Insertion of a verbal unit that interrupts normal syntactical flow.

Periodic Sentence

A type of complex sentence that places its main clause, or the core idea, at the very end of the sentence, after a series of subordinate clauses and phrases that build suspense and lead the reader to the final point.

Periphrasis

The use of several words to form a longer sentence or phrase where a few words or even a single word could convey the same meaning.

Personification

A literary device whereby something non-human (such as an animal, object, or even abstract idea) is ascribed human qualities.

Pleonasm

The use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning either as a fault of style or for emphasis.

Polysyndeton

Opposite of asyndeton, a superabundance of conjunctions.

Pun

A rhetorical device and a type of wordplay that creates a humorous effect by using words with multiple meanings or substituting words with similar sounds but different meanings.

Rhetorical Question

A question that asks for the effect or to make a point rather than get an actual answer or information.

Simile

Compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as' to create a vivid description or deeper meaning.

Synecdoche

A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs.

Zeugma

A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses or to two others of which it semantically suits only one.