Antithesis - B) The juxtaposition of opposing or contrasting ideas
Asyndeton - E) The omission of the conjunctions that normally join coordinate words or clauses
Irony - F) The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
Metonymy - C) A figure of speech that consists of replacing the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated
Synecdoche - A) A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or visa versa
Zeugma - D) A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses
Match each rhetorical device to its correct definition.
Match Term Definition
Antithesis A) A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or visa versa
Asyndeton B) The juxtaposition of opposing or contrasting ideas
Irony C) A figure of speech that consists of replacing the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated
Metonymy D) A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses
Synecdoche E) The omission of the conjunctions that normally join coordinate words or clauses
Zeugma F) The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
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