5 Written Questions

1. One that does not expect an explicit answer. It is used to pose an idea to be considered by the speaker or audience
2. A figure of speech in which the part stands for the whole, and thus something else is understood within the thing mentioned
3. A figure of speech in which a representative word is used for a larger idea
4. A play on words
5. A balancing pattern in verse or prose where the main elements are reversed

4 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Phrases or sentences of similar construction and meaning placed side by side, balancing each other
   1. Parallelism
   2. Chiasmus
   3. Hyperbole
   4. Aphorism
2. A terse statement of truth or dogma; a pithy generalization
   1. Apostrophe
   2. Metonymy
   3. Metaphor
   4. Aphorism
3. Extreme exaggeration, often humorous; it can also be ironic; the opposite of an understatement
   1. Anecdote
   2. Synechdoche
   3. Simile
   4. Hyperbole
4. A figure of speech in which one thing is described in terms of another
   1. Metonymy
   2. Metaphor
   3. Aphorism
   4. Oxymoron

4 True/False Questions

1. Anecdote → A story or brief episode told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point

   True        False

2. Oxymoron → An image of contradictory terms, can often be humorous or ironic

   True        False

3. Simile → A comparison using "like" or "as"

   True        False

4. Apostrophe → A direct and explicit address either to an absent person or to an abstract or nonhuman entity

   True        False