Schemes And Tropes Quiz 1

Front 1

alliteration

Back 1

repetition of sound on the first syllable

Hint 1

sally sells sea shells by the sea shore

Front 2

anadiplosis

Back 2

repetition of the last word of a preceding clause

Hint 2

our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task

Front 3

anaphora

Back 3

repeating the same word at the beginning of a sentence

Hint 3

mad world! mad Kings! mad Composition!

Front 4

anastrophe

Back 4

an alteration of the normal order of words or phrases in a grammatical construction

Hint 4

i want the brass ring, as does she.

Front 5

apostrophe

Back 5

poses a question

Hint 5

silly moon, stop chasing me!

Front 6

Antimetabole

Back 6

repetition of words in successive clauses, but in transposed grammatical order

Hint 6

eat to live, live to eat

Front 7

ellipsis

Back 7

omission of one or more words from a sentence

Hint 7

prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Front 8

Epanalepsis

Back 8

phrase repeated at the end of consecutive clauses

Hint 8

the king is dead, long live the king

Front 9

epistrophe

Back 9

repetition of a word or phrase at the end of a sentence

Hint 9

i should do brutus wrong. i should do Caesar wrong.

Front 10

Allegory

Back 10

conveying something other than the verbal

Hint 10

the tortoise and the hare

Front 11

antanaclasis

Back 11

repeating a word, but with a different meaning.

Hint 11

if you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm

Front 12

anthimeria

Back 12

use of a word as if were a different word class

Hint 12

have a good sing

Front 13

auxesis

Back 13

intentional emphasis to imply greater significance

Hint 13

referring to the barn cat as "her highness"

Front 14

metonymy

Back 14

not being called the right name, but something associated with that thing

Hint 14

the big apple has a lot to offer

Front 15

oxymoron

Back 15

combines contradictory terms

Hint 15

act naturally