Rhetorical Terms List #1

A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event.

• apostrophe

• anaphora

• anecdote

• alliteration

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

When a writer makes a reference to a Greek myth within a work of literature it would be an

• analogy

• aphorism

• chiasmus

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When responding to the denotative meaning of a word we are

• using the common usage of the word

• using the dictionary definition of the word

• using the negative meaning of the word.

• none of these

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

An unusual and extended comparison between two unlike things that is often witty is called a

• simile

• clause

• conceit

• colloquilism

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

“Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better.” Which device is demonstrated in this quote?

• anaphora

• chiasmus

• antithesis

• allegory

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which type of clause cannot stand alone?

• subordinate clause

• dependent clause

• independent clause

• all of these

If an argument is coherent it

• is clear and intelligible

• are logically arranged

• have understandable sentence structure

• all of these

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 use of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing

• denotative

• colloquilism

• atmosphere

• asyndeton

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

"A penny saved is a penny earned"

• antithesis

• apostrophe

• aphorism

• anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

A heavily symbolic work of literature with hidden meaning is called an:

• allegory

• ambiguity

• analogy

• antecedent

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5