Speech techniques III

This task is about recognising techniques used in a college prize-giving speech.
The following excerpts are from a college prize-giving speech.
In each excerpt, bold type indicates a speech-making technique.
The techniques are listed below. 
 
Metaphor Imperative Listing Contrast Exaggeration
Repetition Assonance Use of first person Onomatopoeia
Alliteration Conclusion Humour Understatement Rhetorical questions


Your task is to identify which technique is used in each speech excerpt, and describe its effect. The first one has been done for you.

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a) "I am honoured to be here. It's great to be with such a large group of people."
example of feature and effect

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b) "Congratulations to the prize winners on your performance, your inquiry, your dedication, and your creativity."
i)  Feature: MetaphorImperativeListingContrastExaggerationRepetitionAssonanceRhetorical questionsOnomatopoeiaAlliterationConclusionHumourUnderstatementUse of first person
 ii) Effect: 

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c) "There are new meanings about 'country' that are being discussed by the media, on the web, at conferences, and in classrooms, and this is what I have been invited to talk about tonight."
i)  Feature: MetaphorImperativeListingContrastExaggerationRepetitionAssonanceRhetorical questionsOnomatopoeiaAlliterationConclusionHumourUnderstatementUse of first person
ii) Effect: 

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d) "Who are we? What are we? Why are we? Do we sink? Or do we swim? What do we draw from our past into the present to create our future?"
i)  Feature: MetaphorImperativeListingContrastExaggerationRepetitionAssonanceRhetorical questionsOnomatopoeiaAlliterationConclusionHumourUnderstatementUse of first person
ii) Effect: 

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e) "The great New Zealand poet, Allen Curnow, addressed the sense of displacement, dislocation, and unease. Tonight, I've brought confidence, optimism, and hopefully some inspiration for the future."
 i)  Feature: MetaphorImperativeListingContrastExaggerationRepetitionAssonanceRhetorical questionsOnomatopoeiaAlliterationConclusionHumourUnderstatementUse of first person
ii) Effect: 

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f) "What is the one word that captures the grit, guts, and genius we as New Zealanders consistently and collectively project?"
i)  Feature: MetaphorImperativeListingContrastExaggerationRepetitionAssonanceRhetorical questionsOnomatopoeiaAlliterationConclusionHumourUnderstatementUse of first person
ii) Effect: 

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g) "Personally, I am not too keen on the term 'knowledge economy'. It sounds too much like a three-year algebra re-education camp to me – and with my record in mathematics, you'll understand why I am wary."
i)  Feature: MetaphorImperativeListingContrastExaggerationRepetitionAssonanceConclusionHumourUnderstatementUse of first person
ii)  Effect: 

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h) "I have got four quick thoughts to leave you with on this important event, as many of you take a next step along the way of your dreams, and others are still putting the pieces together."
i)  Feature: MetaphorImperativeListingContrastExaggerationRepetitionAssonanceRhetorical questionsOnomatopoeiaAlliterationConclusionHumourUnderstatementUse of first person
ii) Effect: