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| 6666712997 | asyndeton | "Without looking, without making a sound, without talking." | 0 | |
| 6666712999 | polysyndeton | "Let the whitefolks have their money and power and segregation and sarcasm and big houses and schools and lawns like carpets, and books, and mostly-mostly-let them have their whiteness." | 1 | |
| 6666713005 | antithesis | "To err is human; to forgive divine." | 2 | |
| 6666713008 | metonymy | "The pen is mightier than the sword." | 3 | |
| 6666713009 | synecdoche | "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them." | 4 | |
| 6666713012 | deus ex machina | Apollo appears on stage to bring things in order. He clears the situation by informing the rest of the characters on what to do next. | 5 | |
| 6666713014 | anaphora | "Five years have passed; Five summers, with the length of Five long winters! and again I hear these waters..." | 6 | |
| 6666713016 | oxymoron | "the shackles of love straiten'd him His honour rooted in dishonoured stood And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true" | 7 | |
| 6666713017 | paradox | "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." | 8 | |
| 6666713019 | alliteration | "The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free; We were the first that ever burst Into that silent sea." | 9 | |
| 6666713020 | apostrophe | "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." | 10 | |
| 6666713021 | assonance | "Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light." | 11 | |
| 6666713023 | consonance | "A Quietness distilled As Twilight long begun, Or Nature spending with herself Sequestered Afternoon—" | 12 | |
| 6666713039 | epistrophe/epiphora | "Who is here so base that would be a bondman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so vile that will not love his country? If any, speak; for him have I offended...." | 13 | |
| 6666751520 | Alliteration | "She purchased the pretty purple parka." | 14 | |
| 6666755112 | Allusion | "Like Eve in the Garden of Eden, George was not good at resisting temptation." | 15 | |
| 6666756989 | Anecdote | "When I went to buy my morning coffee, I ran into an old friend. He told me he had won the lottery and he was about to buy a yacht. Two months later I heard he had declared bankruptcy." | 16 | |
| 6666760463 | Euphemism | "She let Bob go,"(as in fired) | 17 | |
| 6666766753 | Hyperbole | "My backpack weighs tons!" | 18 | |
| 6666770767 | Paradox | Paradoxical phrases include "dark angel," "fresh rot," "blissful hell," etc. | 19 | |
| 6666774019 | Synecdoche | "Ask for her hand" is a -------------- for marriage; the "hand" stands in for the whole woman. | 20 | |
| 6666813381 | Anaphora | My life is my purpose, my life is my goal, my life is my inspiration | 21 | |
| 6666818198 | Litote | You weren't bad | 22 | |
| 6666824870 | Antithesis | "To be or not to be . . ." "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times . . ." "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country . | 23 | |
| 6666835981 | anachronism | An event or detail existing out of its proper time in history. | 24 | |
| 6666846344 | rhetorical question | A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected | 25 | |
| 6666868334 | Allegory | - The Tortoise and the Hare from Aesop's Fables: From this story, we learn that the strong and steady win the race. - The story of Icarus: Icarus fashions wings for himself out of wax, but when he flies too close to the sun his wings melt. This story is a message about the dangers of reaching beyond out powers. - Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss: This story about a turtle who yearns for too much power is actually an allegory about Adolf Hitler and the evils of totalitarianism. | 26 | |
| 6666878913 | Colloquial | a bunch of numpties - a group of idiots to bamboozle - to deceive go bananas - go insane or be very angry wanna - want to gonna - going to y'all - you all go nuts - go insane or be very angry look blue -look sad buzz off - go away | 27 | |
| 6666886675 | Euphemism | - You are becoming a little thin on top (bald). - Our teacher is in the family way (pregnant). - He is always tired and emotional (drunk). - We do not hire mentally challenged (stupid) people. - He is a special child (disabled or retarded). | 28 | |
| 6666892564 | Litote | They do not seem the happiest couple around. The ice cream was not too bad. New York is not an ordinary city. Your comments on politics are not useless. You are not as young as you used to be. | 29 | |
| 6666896693 | Metaphor | My brother was boiling mad. (This implies he was too angry.) The assignment was a breeze. (This implies that the assignment was not difficult.) It is going to be clear skies from now on. (This implies that clear skies are not a threat and life is going to be without hardships) | 30 | |
| 6666901583 | Oxymoron | Open secret Tragic comedy Seriously funny Awfully pretty Foolish wisdom Original copies Liquid gas | 31 | |
| 6666939824 | Rhetorical question | "It's too hot today. Isn't it?" "The actors played the roles well. Didn't they?" "Are you stupid?" | 32 | |
| 6667106076 | Meiosis | "A little month, or ere those shoes were old With which she followed my poor father's body, O God, a beast that wants discourse of reason Would have mourned longer! O, most wicked speed, to post With such dexterity to incestuous sheets! It is not nor it cannot come to good: But break, my heart; for I must hold my tongue..." | 33 | |
| 6667109728 | Meiosis | "I am a very foolish fond old man, Fourscore and upward, not an hour more or less; And, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind...." | 34 | |
| 6667128095 | spoonerism | fighting a liar - lighting a fire you hissed my mystery lecture -you missed my history lecture cattle ships and bruisers- battle ships and cruisers nosey little cook - cosy little nook a blushing crow- a crushing blow | 35 | |
| 6667134778 | synesthesia | He says, "Back to the region where the sun is silent." Here, Dante binds the sense of sight (sun) with the sense of hearing(silent). | 36 | |
| 6667137509 | synesthesia | "Tasting of Flora and the country green, Dance, and Provencal song, and sun burnt mirth!" | 37 | |
| 6667157911 | antecedent | And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For Summer has o'er-brimmed their clammy cell. | 38 | |
| 6667159108 | antecedent | I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I watered it in fears, Night and morning with my tears; And I sunned it with smiles,... | 39 |
