"A" Terms Rhetorical Terms to Apply

Question 1

• Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
• Man proposes, God disposes.
• Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.
• Speech is silver, but silence is gold.

Answer 1

What is ANTITHESIS?

Question 2

• Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit.
• Money is the root of all evils: poverty is the fruit of all goodness.
• You are easy on the eyes, but hard on the heart.

Answer 2

What is ANTITHESIS?

Question 3

THIS emphasizes the idea of contrast by parallel structures of the contrasted phrases or clauses, i.e. the structures of phrases and clauses are similar in order to draw the attention of the listeners or readers.

Answer 3

ANTITHESIS

Question 4

It is a complete narrative which involves characters, and events that stand for an abstract idea or an event.

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ALLEGORY

Question 5

“All animals are equal but a few are more equal than others.”

Answer 5

Reference to the allegorical composition as a whole titled “Animal Farm” where a story is told using animals that represent historical figures and a setting that represents a historical period.

Question 6

The ordinary sinner “Christian” leaves the City of Destruction and travels towards Celestial City, where God resides, for salvation. He finds “Faithful”, a companion who helps him on his way to the City.

Answer 6

“Pilgrim’s Progress”,,,Novel by John Bunyan suggests a strong “spiritual” allegory.

Question 7

Why do writers employ the use of “allegory”?

Answer 7

Writers use allegory to add different layers of meanings to their works. Allegory makes their stories and characters multidimensional, so that they stand for something larger in meaning than what they literally stand for.

Question 8

A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers

Answer 8

ALLUSION

Question 9

“I do not approve of this quixotic idea,” Why is this quote an ALLUSION?

Answer 9

Quixotic means stupid and impractical derived from Cervantes’s “Don Quixote”, a story of a foolish knight and his misadventures.

Question 10

“Don’t act like a Romeo in front of her.”

Answer 10

What is an ALLUSION?

Question 11

The rise in poverty will unlock the Pandora’s box of crimes

Answer 11

What is an ALLUSION?

Question 12

“This place is like a Garden of Eden.”

Answer 12

What is an ALLUSION?

Question 13

“Learnèd Faustus, to find the secrets of astronomy
Graven in the book of Jove’s high firmament,
Did mount him up to scale Olympus’ top,
Where, sitting in a chariot burning bright,
Drawn by the strength of yokèd dragons’ necks,
He views the clouds, the planets, and the stars.”

Answer 13

Jove’s high firmament refers to the outer stretches of the universe. “Olympus’ top” is an allusion to Greek Mythology where Mount Olympus is home of gods. Similarly, “a chariot burning bright” refers to a Greek Myth of “god Apollo” who is said to drive the sun in his chariot.

Question 14

By and large, the use of THIS device enables writers or poets to simplify complex ideas and emotions. The readers comprehend the complex ideas by comparing the emotions of the writer or poet to the references given by them

Answer 14

What is an ALLUSION?

Question 15

This term is derived from a Greek word anachronous which means “against time”. Therefore, the identification of this is an error of chronology or timeline in a literary piece. In other words, anything that is out of time and out of place is an example of this.

Answer 15

What is ANACHRONISM?

Question 16

For example, if a painter paints a portrait of Aristotle and shows him wearing a wrist watch, it would be an example of this term.

Answer 16

What is ANACHRONISM?

Question 17

“Brutus: Peace! Count the clock.

Cassius: The clock has stricken three.”

Answer 17

The time this play depicts is a point in history dating back to 44 AD. Mechanical clocks referred to in the above-mentioned dialogue had not been invented at that time but were present in Shakespeare’s time. Thus, the mention of a clock in this play is an anachronism.

Question 18

Generally, “this” is considered an unintentional error that is a result of a writer’s carelessness and his lack of research. At times, however, it is employed in order to produce a special artistic effect in order to attract the attention of the readers by an appropriate use of “this”.

Answer 18

ANACHRONISM

Question 19

This term exhibits a typical pattern of repeating a word. For example, the repetition of the word “give” in the sentence “When I give, I give myself.” is a good example as it occurs at the end of the first clause and marks the beginning of the following clause.

Answer 19

ANADIPLOSIS

Question 20

“……… you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love”

Answer 20

Notice the use of ANADIPLOSIS in the word of the next phrase being built off the one prior…

Question 21

“For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime.”

Young Lycidas and hath not left his peer.”

Answer 21

Notice the use of the word dead being repeated as an example of ANADIPLOSIS. The lines are from Milton and writers often use this technique to establish or “layer” persuasion.

Question 22

“He retained his virtues amidst all his – misfortunes — misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent.” This is an example of?

Answer 22

ANADIPLOSIS

Question 23

“The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an emperor. Striking story!”

Answer 23

ANADIPLOSIS…used from a commercial to advertise the film from 2000…“The Gladiator”

Question 24

“THIS” is a form of word play in which letters of a word or phrase are rearranged in such a way that a new word or phrase is formed.

Answer 24

What is an ANAGRAM?

Question 25

* Mother-in-law = Hitler woman * Debit card = Bad cards * Dormitory = Dirty Room

Answer 25

What are examples of ANAGRAM?

Question 26

* The earthquakes = The queer shakes * Astronomer = Moon starrer * Punishments = Nine Thumps * School master = The classroom

Answer 26

What are examples of ANAGRAMS?

Question 27

“Hamlet” by William Shakespeare is of “Amleth”, a Danish prince.

Answer 27

ANAGRAM

Question 28

“I am Lord Voldemort” for her character Tom Marvolo Riddle to reveal the two different identities of the villain.

Answer 28

J.K. Rowling uses ANAGRAMS frequently, but few of the reader catch them. Writers often do this to attract the attention of those readers who are seeking "clues" to subtle foreshadowing.

Question 29

•Vladamir Nabokov in his novel “Lolita” presents a character “Vivian Darkbloom” to represent this literary device.

Answer 29

What is the ANAGRAM of the author's name?

Question 30

“O, Draconian devil! Oh, lame saint! So dark the con of Man”

Answer 30

Dan Brown, author of the Da Vinci Code. These were actually the clues related to “Da Vinci” and were decoded as “O, Draconian devil!” = “Leonardo Da Vinci”, “Oh, lame saint!” = “The Mona Lisa” and “So dark the con of Man” = “Madonna of the Rocks”.

Question 31

In writing or speech, the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect is known as "THIS".

Answer 31

What is ANAPHORA?

Question 32

THIS DEVICE is possibly the oldest literary device, has its roots in Biblical Psalms used to emphasize certain words or phrases.

Answer 32

What is ANAPHORA?

Question 33

“O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?”

Answer 33

The repeated use of "O LORD" form this Psalm is a good example of ANAPHORA.

Question 34

•“Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better”

Answer 34

ANAPHORA

Question 35

“My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration.”

Answer 35

ANAPHORA

Question 36

“This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings [. . .] This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land,”

Answer 36

Obviously, Shakespeare has the knack of using ANAPHORA in "Richard II". Notice the repetition of "this" and also the notion that "this" can represent a form of consonance.

Question 37

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”

Answer 37

Charles Dickens also uses ANAPHORA so it isn't just something 'old"...

Question 38

As a rhetorical device, ANAPHORA serves to do what???

Answer 38

it is used to appeal to the emotions of the audience in order to persuade, inspire, motivate and encourage them. But it also is used to emphasize ideas as well.

Question 39

This type of character is a literary device used by writers for a prominent character in a play or book that has characteristics opposite to that of a conventional hero. The protagonist is generally admired for his bravery, strength, charm, ingenuity etc. while an anti-hero is typically clumsy, unsolicited, and unskilled and has both good and bad qualities

Answer 39

What is an ANTI-HERO???

Question 40

Recently the usage of this character in television and books has increased and became bolder than ever. Nowadays, there are thousands of shows, books and movies that portray such characters, who are widely admired by audiences.

Answer 40

What is the ANTI-HERO???

Question 41

This character is usually given the most prominent role after the protagonist and is represented as an amalgamation of both good and evil. Instead of having two different people to represent two extremes, an anti-hero combines both into one person and thus shows the real human nature. This is why people associate themselves with some stories better than others.

Answer 41

What is an ANTI-HERO???

Question 42

This device is derived from a Greek word which means “turning about”. It is a literary term or device that involves repeating a phrase in reverse order. “You like it; it likes you” and “Fair is foul and foul is fair” etc.

Answer 42

What is Antimetabole...an-te-ma-tah-bo-lee? Sounds similar to "hyperbole".

Question 43

Eat to live, not live to eat.”- Socrates

Answer 43

What is Animetabole?

Question 44

•“In America, you can always find a party. In Soviet Russia, Party always finds you!”

Answer 44

Animetabole

Question 45

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”

Answer 45

Antimetabole

Question 46

•“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”

Answer 46

Antimetabole

Question 47

•“He who questions training only trains himself at asking questions.”

Answer 47

Antimetabole

Question 48

•“We do what we like and we like what we do.”

Answer 48

Antimetabole

Question 49

•“If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with.”

Answer 49

Antimatabole

Question 50

This device literally meaning opposite, is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect. Consider this to be a ramped and amped up version an oxymoron.

Answer 50

What is ANTITHESIS?

Question 51

Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.

Answer 51

ANTITHESIS

Question 52

Man proposes, God disposes.

Answer 52

ANTITHESIS

Question 53

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.

Answer 53

ANTITHESIS

Question 54

Speech is silver, but silence is gold.

Answer 54

ANTITHESIS

Question 55

Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit.

Answer 55

ANTITHESIS

Question 56

Money is the root of all evils: poverty is the fruit of all goodness.

Answer 56

ANTITHESIS

Question 57

You are easy on the eyes, but hard on the heart.

Answer 57

ANTITHESIS

Question 58

THIS is a statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner. The term is often applied to philosophical, moral and literary principles.

Answer 58

APHORISM

Question 59

To qualify as "THIS" it is necessary for a statement to contain a truth revealed in a terse manner. The fact that they contain a truth gives them a universal acceptance. Scores of philosophers, politicians, writers, artists and sportsman and other individuals are remembered for their famous statements that qualify as THIS.

Answer 59

APHORISM

Question 60

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle; Old age regret.

Answer 60

APHORISM

Question 61

Pride hath fall. [Proverb]

Answer 61

APHORISM

Question 62

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. [William Faulkner]

Answer 62

APHORISM

Question 63

Life’s Tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. [Benjamin Franklin]

Answer 63

APHORISM

Question 64

Yesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream. [Khalil Gibran]

Answer 64

APHORISM

Question 65

The simplest questions are the hardest to answer. [Northrop Frye]

Answer 65

APHORISM

Question 66

A proverb is no proverb to you till life has illustrated it. [John Keats]

Answer 66

APHORISM

Question 67

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.”(Henry VI)

Answer 67

APHORISM (Shakespeare)

Question 68

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”

Answer 68

APHORISM (Harper Lee)

Question 69

“If? There is no if. There is only what is. What was? What will be.”

Answer 69

APHORISM

Question 70

“To err is human, to forgive divine.”

Answer 70

APHORISM (Alexander Pope)

Question 71

The use of this device allows a writer to teach a philosophical or moral truth.

Answer 71

APHORISM

Question 72

THIS is a figure of speech sometimes represented by exclamation “O”. A writer or a speaker, using an THIS detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech.

Answer 72

APOSTROPHE

Question 73

“Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee! I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.”

Answer 73

In Macbeth, the main character imagines a dagger and speaks to the imaginary object. This is the use of APOSTROPHE.

Question 74

“Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.”

Answer 74

Jane Taylor addresses the imaginary object. Another example of APOSTROPHE.

Question 75

“Oh! Stars and clouds and winds, ye are all about to mock me; if ye really pity me, crush sensation and memory; let me become as nought; but if not, depart, depart, and leave me in darkness.”

Answer 75

And Mary Shelly from Frankenstein likewise uses APOSTROPHE often.

Question 76

“Busy old fool, unruly Sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows, and through curtains, call on us? Must to thy motions lovers’ seasons run? Saucy pedantic wretch,”

Answer 76

And John Donne uses the APOSTROPHE often in his poetry.

Question 77

A typical character, an action or a situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature.

Answer 77

What is the ARCHETYPE?

Question 78

Carl Jung, Swiss psychologist, argued that the root of an THIS is in the “collective unconscious” of mankind. The phrase “collective unconscious” refers to experiences shared by a race or culture. This includes love, religion, death, birth, life, struggle, survival etc. These experiences exist in the subconscious of every individual and are recreated in literary works or in other forms of art.

Answer 78

What is an ARCHETYPE?

Question 79

``` The Hero Figure The Mother Figure The Innocent Youth The Mentor Figure The Scapegoat Figure The Villain Figure ```

Answer 79

What is the ARCHETYPE?

Question 80

The Journey Good versus Evil The Initiation The Fall

Answer 80

What are examples of ARCHETYPES???

Question 81

The use of THESE characters and situations gives a literary work a universal acceptance, as readers identify the characters and situations in their social and cultural context.

Answer 81

ARCHETYPES

Question 82

THIS is the main statement of a poem, an essay, a short story, or a novel that usually appears as an introduction or a point on which the writer will develop his work in order to convince his readers.

Answer 82

What is an ARGUMENT?

Question 83

For example, we take a subject like “Internet is a good invention”. Then, we support it with logical reasons such as “It is a source of information,” and “It is a hub of entertainment,” and so on. In the end, we conclude THIS by giving our verdict.

Answer 83

What is an ARGUMENT?

Question 84

“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.”

Answer 84

It becomes the main statement or argument of the novel as the whole novel depicts the adventures of the narrator “David”.

Question 85

“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat,”

Answer 85

Milton states the reasons why man was thrown out of Eden, what is the reason for all our “woes”, and how “one greater Man” – Christ, restored our status.

Question 86

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

Answer 86

The plot of the novel revolves around this argument. We see girls and their parents hunting for rich bachelors. The eligible bachelors seem to have no other worry in their life except looking for beautiful partners. Hence, we see a game of matchmaking occupying the entire novel.

Question 87

Writers consider literature as a powerful tool in their hands to shape or reform our thinking. THESE or THIS come into play at this time. Writers carefully play with words, as well as give reasons and examples, to persuade us to their point of view. Our outlook is molded by words that also entertain us.

Answer 87

What is ARGUMENT or ARGUMENTS?

Question 88

THIS takes place when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.

Answer 88

What is ASSONANCE???

Question 89

We light fire on the mountain.

Answer 89

Notice the "i" in "fire" and the "i" in the word "light". Use of ASSONANCE.

Question 90

I feel depressed and restless.

Answer 90

depressed and restless contain the ASSONANCE of the same short vowel sound.

Question 91

Go and mow the lawn.

Answer 91

"Go" and "mow" are an example of ASSONANCE.

Question 92

Johnny went here and there and everywhere.

Answer 92

:there" and "everywhere" show ASSONANCE

Question 93

The engineer held the steering to steer the vehicle.

Answer 93

"engineer", "steering" and "steer" represent ASSONANCE

Question 94

``` “He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound’s the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” ```

Answer 94

Look for the ASSONANCE