rhetorical and stylistic devices + topos - Statistiques

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Réponse Hint % Correct
Anaphora X...….. X...…..
75%
Metaphor Implied comparison between two things
75%
Archaism An old-fashioned word or phrase
50%
hyperbole A deliberate exaggeration
50%
innuendo An insinuation that can be disparaging or sexual / when you say something which is polite and innocent on the surface, but indirectly hints at an insult or rude comment, a dirty joke, or even social or political criticism ex: I’ve found a way to get some “extra help” on the test / Mark’s been spending a lot of time with Allison, if you know what I mean.
50%
Metonymy Replacing an object or notion by related object or notion (relation of cause and effect or contiguity)
50%
Simile Using conjunctions such as "like" or "as" to make a direct comparison between two very different things.
50%
Allegory It is a story, image, or description in which characters, events, or objects represent abstract ideas, moral concepts, or political/social messages. It is a sustained metapho / It is a story within a story
25%
Anacoluthon An anacoluthon is a break in the grammatical structure of a sentence. The sentence begins in one syntactic pattern and unexpectedly shifts to another, creating a rupture in logical or grammatical continuity.Ex: The man who came yesterday… well, I don’t trust him / Victor Hugo (Les Misérables): Moi, si j’étais riche… ah ! comme j’aimerais aider les autres !
25%
Anadiplosis ...…..X X...…..
25%
Analepsis Flashback
25%
Antiphrasis / irony Saying the contrary of what you mean
25%
Apostrophe Addressing a specific person or object
25%
Assonance Repetition of the same vowel sound (ex: "From the molten-golden notes")
25%
Asyndeton Using words, clauses or sentences without conjunctions -> absence of conjonctions
25%
Bildungsroman Also known as a “coming-of-age story”, a tale in which the main character transforms from child to adult
25%
chiasmus Reverse parallelism : a grammatical construction where the second ppart is the mirror inversion of the first part (ABBA) ex:Don’t sweat the petty things, and don’t pet the sweaty
25%
Deus ex machina Latin for “a god from the machine.” It’s when some new character, force, or event suddenly shows up to solve a seemingly hopeless situation
25%
Diacope X...,X...,X...
25%
Doppelganger comes from a German word meaning “double-walker.” It’s a twin or double of some character, usually in the form of an evil twin
25%
Ekphrasis Describing a work of art very vividly
25%
Epizeuxis X,X,X
25%
euphemism Downplaying something, presenting it as less significant than it is (ex: We have to let you go, Tyler. --> To “let someone go” is to fire someone)
25%
Extended metaphor When a metaphor is continued for some time in a written work
25%
Gradation Enumeration folowing a particular order --> increasing or decreasing
25%
hypallage A word - usually an epithet is associated with a different noum that you would expect (ex: the solitary quilt)
25%
Hypotyposis A hypotyposis is a vivid, detailed, and often dramatic description that makes a scene, action, or object feel as if it is present before the reader’s eyes. Its goal is to produce a strong visual impression ->like turning language into a paintingThe storm was violent = The sky split open with blinding flashes, and waves like black mountains hurled themselves against the cliffs, shaking the earth beneath our feet
25%
Litotes Claiming something by denying the opposite (ex: He told me "not bad", but he meant "good")
25%
Neologism Invented words
25%
Oxymoron Juxtaposition of two contradictory terms (ex: black sun)
25%
parallelism Sentence construction wich places equal grammatical constructions near other, or repeats identical grammatical patterns (ex: That’s one step for man, one giant leap for mankind)
25%
Periphrasis Indirect, circulocutory speech or writing (ex: the elongated yellow fruit)
25%
Polyptoton Using words with the same roots (ex: strong, strength)
25%
Prolepsis Flash forward
25%
Stichomythia Sharp dialogue with quick, parallel answers / Stichomythia is particularly well suited to sections of dramatic dialogue where two characters are in violent dispute. The rhythmic intensity of the alternating lines combined with quick, biting ripostes in the dialogue can be quite powerful
25%
Thesis the sentence that introduces the main argument or point of view of a composition (formal essay, nonfiction piece, or narrative)
25%
Accumulation List of various elements closely put together (ex: This landscape was chaos: rocks, dust, broken branches, shadows)
0%
Alliteration Repetition of the same consonants (ex: "Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore")
0%
Alter Ego a secondary self / almost always a second identity or life that is being hidden from a person or character’s friends, family, and others around them
0%
Antanaclasis Repetition of same words, each time with a different meaning (ex: Put out the ligtht, and then put out the ligth)
0%
Antithesis Putting contrasting words, clauses or ideas together
0%
Antomasia Using a common noum or periphrasis instead of a proper name, or the opposite (ex: the city that never sleeps / “The Boy Who Lived” for Harry Potter.)
0%
Apologue a short story or fable which provides a simple moral lesson / "une petite histoire divertissante avec une portée morale"
0%
Aporia Stating an irresolvable contradiction or logical disjunction in a text or an argument / which a speaker expresses doubt, real or feigned, about what to think, what to say, or how to proceed. The doubt may be genuine (philosophical) or strategic (rhetorical)(ex: I do not know whether to admire her courage or fear her recklessness)
0%
Aposiopesis Suddenly interrupting a sentence, leaving it incomplete (ex: I’m so angry, I could– I could–!)
0%
Burlesque a style in literature and drama that mocks or imitates a subject by representing it in an ironic or ludicrous way; resulting in comedy. It is a form of the literary genre, satire.
0%
Conceit A far-fetched controlling / fundamental based on wit
0%
double entendre Risqué, possibly bawdy meaning (ex: he is really good with his hand)
0%
Ellipsis Elision of something you would expect (ex: He ordered the steak; she, the salad. / I came, I saw, I conquered.
0%
Epanalepsis X...…..X
0%
Epanorthosis Coming back on what one just said to correct yourself or add emphasis (ex: a hundred, no, a thousand!)
0%
Epistrophe ...…..X ...…..X
0%
Existential sentence Following the format there + be/ exist... + topical subject
0%
Homeoptoton Using the same grammatical ending, rhyme in prose (ex: she cried and died)
0%
hyperbaton Change in the expected word order / the typical, natural order of words is changed as certain words are moved out of order (ex: Tender is the night / Sweet, she was. / He was as he was strange, insane, confusing and complained! Piece of what an interesting fellow I met and said hello.)
0%
Hypophora When a speaker asks a question and immediately answers it.
0%
Isocolon Succession of phrases or clauses of equal length ans structure (ex: I came, I saw, I laughed)
0%
Non sequitur A logical inconsistency where a conclusion does not logically follow from the premises or preceding statements (ex:She has a nice smile, so she must be good at math)
0%
Paronomase Use of different words that sound similar (ex:In the silence of the night, the knight awaited dawn)
0%
Personification Attributing animate qualities to concepts and objects (ex: The tired old car coughed and weezed and crawled down the street.)
0%
Polysyndeton Repetition of conjunctions, introducing coordinate clauses or phrases (ex: I walked the dog, and fed the cat, and milked the cows)
0%
Preterition Speakingof something while saying won't talk about it (ex: I won’t even mention his constant lateness and his messy work…)
0%
Prosopopoeia Giving speech to a dead person, an animal, a tree, an object
0%
Quaesitio A series of questions
0%
Syllepsis or Zeugma One word used once but applied to two or more parts of the sentence, while changing meaning or functioning grammatically differently for eachEx: He stole my heart and my wallet. -> The verb “stole” is used literally for wallet, metaphorically for heart
0%
Synecdoche A kind of metonymy when a whole is represented by naming one of its parts, or vice versa
0%
Synesthesia When various sensory impressions mix and merge --> smelling colors, seeing sounds (ex: Her voice was as smooth as pudding. / The scent of smoke burned my skin.)
0%
Turning Point Or climax is the point of highest tension in a narrative; it’s the most exciting and revealing part of a story. It leads the rising action into the falling action before a story is resolved and reaches the conclusion.
0%
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