Rhetorical Devices - Quiz #1

An indirect reference to something (usually a literary text, although it can be other things commonly known, such as plays, songs, historical events) with which the reader is supposed to be familiar.

• Antecedent

• Aphorism

• Allusion

• Anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A brief recounting of a relevant episode.

• Anecdote

• Allusion

• Antecedent

• Aphorism

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.

• Aphorism

• Allusion

• Anecdote

• Antecedent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

A writer's word choice

• Didactic

• Comic relief

• Euphemism

• Diction

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Implied meaning rather than literal meaning.

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Jargon

• Vernacular

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The literal, explicit meaning of a word.

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Jargon

• Vernacular

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Language or dialect of a particular country, region, or everyday speech.

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Classicism

• Vernacular

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Writing that teaches a specific lesson, moral, or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.

• Colloquial

• Allegory

• Diction

• Didactic

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A story in which characters, things, and events represent qualities, concepts, or abstractions. Think Prince Prospero representing "prosperity."

• Aphorism

• Adage

• Allegory

• Ellipsis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

A terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle; often a memorable summation of the author's point.

• Aphorism

• Allegory

• Adage

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B