The various uses of language that depart from customary construction, order, or significance.

Though there are hundreds of figures of speech (many of them included in our Tool Kit for Rhetorical Analysis), here we'll focus on just 20 of the most common figures.

Figuring Out the Figures of Speech

In this review quiz, we have collected 35 of the best known slogans introduced by advertisers over the past century. Your job is to choose the one figure of speech that each slogan most clearly illustrates.

In this review quiz, we have collected 35 of the best known slogans introduced by advertisers over the past century. Your job is to choose the one figure of speech that each slogan most clearly illustrates.

Advertising Slogans: Squeezing the Figures of Speech

Though Homer's rhetorical turns sometimes take odd detours, he's undeniably Springfield's master rhetorician. Woo-hoo! Learn 20 figures of speech from Homer Simpson.

This quiz should help you to understand and remember the terms and concepts introduced in our page on the Top 20 Figures of Speech.

Quiz on Commonly Confused Figures of Speech

Brief definitions of 130 figures of speech and other rhetorical terms with links to expanded discussions and examples.