Rhetorical Strategies Quiz

What does tone refer to in writing?

• The author's attitude towards the subject
• The choice and use of words and phrases
• The arrangement of words and phrases
• The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does pathos refer to in writing?

• Credible source
• Facts, data, logic
• Emotion
• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does denotation refer to in writing?

• The emotional or cultural associations of a word
• The literal dictionary definition of a word
• The arrangement of words and phrases
• The author's attitude towards the subject

Which rhetorical strategy involves comparing two unrelated things without using 'like' or 'as'?

• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which rhetorical strategy involves the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

Which rhetorical strategy involves asking a question for effect rather than for an answer?

• Understatement
• Anaphora
• Parallelism
• Rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which rhetorical strategy involves exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect?

• Alliteration
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does syntax refer to in writing?

• The arrangement of words and phrases
• The choice and use of words and phrases
• The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
• The author's attitude towards the subject

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does ethos refer to in writing?

• Repetition
• Facts, data, logic
• Credible source
• Emotion

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical strategy involves the repetition of a phrase at the end of subsequent lines?

• Repetition
• Epistrophe
• Rhetorical question
• Understatement

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8