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Asyndeton
Set 1
1
A series of words separated by commas. The parts of the sentence are emphasized equally; in addition, the use of commas with no intervening conjunction speeds up the flow of the sentence.
A
Asyndeton
B
Apostrophe
C
Alliteration
D
Caesura
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Answer:
A) Asyndeton
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2
This example from Shakespeare's Othello illustrates which device?"Call up her father. Rouse him. Make after him, poison his delight, proclaim him in the streets ..... "
A
Epanelepsis
B
Asyndeton
C
Hyperbole
D
Litotes
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Answer:
B) Asyndeton
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3
Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils,/ Shrunk to this little measure?
A
Polysyndeton
B
Asyndeton
C
Antimetabole
D
Antithimeria
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Answer:
B) Asyndeton
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4
"Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, Shrunk to this little measure?" (Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 1 by William Shakespeare)
A
Apostrophe
B
Asyndeton
C
Chiasmus
D
Colloquialism
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Answer:
B) Asyndeton
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Alliteration
Allusion
Anaphora
Antithesis
Aphorism
Apostrophe
Assonance
Chiasmus
Climax
Consonance
Epigram
Epistrophe
Euphemism
Figurative Language And Literal Language
Figures Of Speech In Poetry Extracts
Figures Of Speech In Sentence Passage
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Hyperbole
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Meiosis Understatement
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Pun
Repetition Refrain
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Simile
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