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Schemes Test
Rhetorical Vocabulary: Select the correct word to match the definition. (2.5 pts. each)
1. The substitution of one part of speech for another
A. Anaphora
B. Apposition
C. Ellipsis
D. Polyptoton
2. The repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses
A. Anaphora
B. Apposition
C. Ellipsis
D. Polyptoton
3. The deliberate omission of a word or group of words which are readily implied by the context
A. Anaphora
B. Apposition
C. Ellipsis
D. Polyptoton
4. The deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses
A. Anastrophe
B. Asyndeton
C. Epistrophe
D. Chiasmus
5. The reversal of grammatical structure in successive phrases or clauses (literally, the crisscross)
A. Anastrophe
B. Asyndeton
C. Epistrophe
D. Chiasmus
6. The inversion of the natural or usual word order
A. Anastrophe
B. Asyndeton
C. Epistrophe
D. Chiasmus
7. The repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses
A. Anastrophe
B. Asyndeton
C. Epistrophe
D. Chiasmus
8. The insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the
sentence.
A. Alliteration
B. Assonance
C. Parallelism
D. Parenthesis
9. Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
A. Alliteration
B. Assonance
C. Parallelism
D. Parenthesis
10. The repetition of initial or medial consonants in two or more adjacent words
A. Alliteration
B. Assonance
C. Parallelism
D. Parenthesis
11. The repetition of similar vowel sounds preceded and followed by different consonants.
A. Alliteration
B. Assonance
C. Parallelism
D. Parenthesis
12. The placing side by side of two coordinate elements, the second of which serves as an
explanation or modification of the first
A. Anaphora

B. Apposition

C. Ellipsis

D. Polyptoton

13. The arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of increasing importance

A. AnadiplosisB. Antithesis

C. Epanalepsis

D. Climax

14. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure

A. AnadiplosisB. Antithesis

C. Epanalepsis

D. Climax

15. The repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause
A. AnadiplosisB. Antithesis

C. Epanalepsis

D. Climax

16. The repetition at the end of the clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause
A. AnadiplosisB. Antithesis

C. Epanalepsis

D. Climax

17. The deliberate use of too many conjunctions

A. Isocolon

B. Polysyndeton

C. Antimetabole

18. The use of parallel elements similar not only in structure, as in parallelism, but also in
length by the same number of words or syllables
A. Isocolon

B. Polysyndeton

C. Antimetabole

19. The repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order

A. Isocolon

B. Polysyndeton

C. Antimetabole

Rhetorical Vocabulary: Select the correct word to match the example. (2.5 pts. each)
20. I was born in Minnesota, the land of a thousand lakes.
A. Anaphora

B. Apposition

C. Ellipsis

D. Polyptoton

C. Epistrophe

D. Chiasmus

21. I came, I saw, I conquered. ~ Julius Caesar

A. Anastrophe

B. Asyndeton

22. But with what a wild look of wonder, joy, and honor! ~ The Scarlet Letter
A. Alliteration

B. Assonance

C. Parallelism

D. Parenthesis

23. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be
guaranteed the unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I Have a Dream
A. AnadiplosisB. Antithesis

C. Epanalepsis

D. Climax

24. Strong in the force, you are. ~ Yoda, from Star Wars
A. Anastrophe

B. Asyndeton

C. Epistrophe

D. Chiasmus

25. I came, I saw, I conquered. ~ Julius Caesar

A. Isocolon

B. Polysyndeton

C. Antimetabole

26. Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.
~ Plato
A. Anaphora
B. Apposition
C. Ellipsis
D. Polyptoton
27. The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plains. ~ from My Fair Lady
A. Alliteration

B. Assonance

C. Parallelism D. Parenthesis

28. "Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice." ~ The Bible: Philippians 4:4
A. AnadiplosisB. Antithesis

C. Epanalepsis

D. Climax

29. The thunder would not peace at my bidding. ~ Shakespeares King Lear
A. Anaphora

B. Apposition

C. Ellipsis

D. Polyptoton

30. You must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge,
and knowledge with self-control. The Bible: 2 Peter 1:5
A. AnadiplosisB. Antithesis

C. Epanalepsis

D. Climax

31. Stop statistics before statistics stop you.

A. Isocolon

B. Polysyndeton

C. Antimetabole

32. Never let a fool kiss you, or a kiss fool you.

A. Anastrophe

B. Asyndeton

C. Epistrophe

D. Chiasmus

33. I got into my old rags and my sugar-hogshead again, and was free and satisfied.
A. Isocolon

B. Polysyndeton

C. Antimetabole

34. I drove to the store - it was too far to walk - to pick up groceries.
A. Alliteration

B. Assonance

C. Parallelism

D. Parenthesis

35. Come away, Mother! Come away, or yonder old Black Man will catch you! ...Come away,
Mother, or he will catch you! ~ The Scarlet Letter
A. Anaphora

B. Apposition

C. Ellipsis

D. Polyptoton

36. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, ~ The Tale of Two Cities
A. AnadiplosisB. Antithesis

C. Epanalepsis

D. Climax

37. Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
~ John F. Kennedy
A. Alliteration

B. Assonance

C. Parallelism

D. Parenthesis

38. And that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
~ Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address
A. Anastrophe

B. Asyndeton

C. Epistrophe

D. Chiasmus

Short Answer: (5 points)

In your own words, define the word scheme in regards to rhetorical vocabulary.