1) The repetition of the same consonant at the start of several words. a) Interjection b) Alliteration c) Hyperbaton d) Tricolon 2) The repetition of sounds in a line or poem to reinforce a point. a) Assonance b) Tautology c) Polyptoton d) Juxtaposition 3) Separation of words which belong together. a) Polyptoton b) Allegory c) Hyperbaton d) Alliteration 4) Two particularly emphatic words or phrases positioned next to or near each-other to illustrate a contrast or ideas / reinforce a theme etc a) Asyndeton b) Polyptoton c) Juxtaposition d) Interjection 5) Two words which contrast each-other to emphasise polarised ideas. a) Assonance b) Ellipsis c) Antithesis d) Tricolon 6) Repetition of different forms / stems of the same root word a) Polyptoton b) Ellipsis c) Hyperbaton d) Interjection 7) Repeating words or phrases, usually at the start of recurring lines or sentences / clauses to make a point / idea more emphatic. a) Hyperbaton b) Tautology c) Anaphora d) Interjection 8) Omitting a conjunction (e. g. "and" / "or") in a list. By this device a poet manages to rattle off a number of ideas very quickly. a) Ellipsis b) Hyperbole c) Polyptoton d) Asyndeton 9) Often words are omitted. This gives the remaining words / ideas more weight. a) Ellipsis b) Antithesis c) Allegory d) Interjection 10) A dramatic comment or emotional expression – heu / ecce / ut fit – within a sentence. a) Interjection b) Anaphora c) Personification d) Allegory 11) Repetition of the same idea (e. g. “One for all and all for one”). a) Tautology b) Polyptoton c) Assonance d) Allegory 12) Saying one thing and meaning another. a) Hyperbole b) Anaphora c) Hyperbaton d) Allegory 13) An over-exaggerated idea. a) Hyperbaton b) Asyndeton c) Hyperbole d) Personification 14) The device of giving a human characteristic to an object a) Tautology b) Personification c) Assonance d) Hyperbole 15) A set of three ideas within a sentence for added effect, particularly common on rhetoric. a) Tricolon b) Interjection c) Juxtaposition d) Personification

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