Rhetoric

Rhetoric

8th Grade

26 Qs

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Rhetoric

Rhetoric

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.8, RI.9-10.5, RL.2.4

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26 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words is called...

Anaphora

Alliteration

Polysyndeton

Aporia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses is called...

Anaphora

Alliteration

Antithesis

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing is called...

Euphemism

Antithesis

Aphorism

Paralipsis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally is called...

Hyperbole

Understatement

Aporia

Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An observation that contains a general truth is called...

Aphorism

Aporia

Parallelism

Rhetorical Question

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Deliberately de-emphasizing something in order to downplay its importance is called...

Understatement

Hyperbole

Euphemism

Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A question that is posed for emphasis, not requiring an answer is called...

Understatement

Rhetorical Question

Aporia

Aphorism

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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