If you're an educator or a book club leader or a reader who wants to master figures, try some of these exercises.  Go ahead and post your answers here; it'll make this section that much better for others.

The exercises are arranged in the order of the devices they refer to in the book, with the preface covered in the first few exercises and the last chapters last.  If you haven't read the book, don't despair.  You will find descriptions of each technique in the right-hand sidebar.

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