Stylistic devicesVersion en ligne choose the best answer par Anastasia Rybyakova 1 1. A deliberate exaggeration of some quantity, quality, size, etc. a repetition b inversion c oxymoron d hyperbole 2 2. The re-naming of an object by a phrase that brings out some particular feature of the object. a simile b periphrasis c inversion d repetition 3 3. Transference of meaning on the basis of similarity and association. a metaphor b metonymy c asyndeton d polysyndeton 4 4. A structure consisting of two steps, the lexical meaning of which are opposite to each other. a parallelism b periphrasis c alliteration d antithesis 5 5. A combination of speech-sounds which aims at imitating sounds produced in nature, by things, by people, and by animals. a paradox b alliteration c Onomatopoeia d periphrasis