Rhetorical devices quiz
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The following is an example of which kind of rhetorical device?
Anger is a monster waiting to devour happiness.
Simile
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The following is an example of which rhetorical device?
The fog crept through doorways and keyholes.
Simile
Analogy
Personification
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The following is an example of which kind of rhetorical device?
Jack is like a squirrel
Repetition
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of rhetorical questions?
a statement made in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point
a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or incite problem solving
a question asked in order to create a calming effect or to ask for a logical answer
a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Clattering Cauldrons" is an example of...
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.6.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
With the speed of a cheetah, the man sprinted past me" is an example of...
Parallelism
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
You can't say you like stylish shoes and have never worn a pair of skechers, just like you can't say that you are Italian and never eaten pasta. Which rhetorical device is being used here?
Parallelism
Repetition
Analogy
Anecdote
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
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