Rhetorical & Literary Devices Review

The art of persuasion using literary devices through speeches, media, or argumentation is called...

• Alliteration

• Meter

• Fallacy

• Rhetoric

• Parallelism

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

When someone makes a literary, pop culture, musical, or other reference in a text/saying, it is called a(n)...

• Allusion

• Syllogism

• Paradox

• Illusion

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following is NOT an instance where rhetoric can be used?

• Speeches

• Legal Arguments

• Films

• Commercials and Ads

• Argumentation

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

Kairos is a rhetorical appeal for timeliness, nostalgia, and what?

• Occasion

• Emotion

• Logic

• Trustworthiness

• Ethics

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

"The trees grasped the poor flying leaf with its claws" is an example of...

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Satire

• Fable

• Allegory

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Word choice that sets the mood is called...

• Tone

• Syntax

• Iambic Pantameter

• Rhythm

• Diction

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

"It's time to take out the trash" is an example of a(n)

• Rhyme Scheme

• Ethos

• Genre

• Analogy

• Metaphor

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

"It's like being a kid in a candy store" is an example of...

• Folklore

• Analogy

• Tone

• Sonnet

• Metaphor

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

An exaggeration used to prove a point is called...

• Semiotics

• Pun

• Hyperbole

• Dichotomy

• Appeal

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 drink is coming soon because the lemon aide isn't here yet" is called wordplay. What is another name for this?

• Semantics

• A play on words

• Hyperbole

• Dad joke

• Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A