Rhetorical & Literary Devices Review

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

• Alliteration

• Meter

• Fallacy

• Rhetoric

• Parallelism

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

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

• Speeches

• Legal Arguments

• Films

• Commercials and Ads

• Argumentation

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

• Occasion

• Emotion

• Logic

• Trustworthiness

• Ethics

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

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Satire

• Fable

• Allegory

Word choice that sets the mood is called...

• Tone

• Syntax

• Iambic Pantameter

• Rhythm

• Diction

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

• Rhyme Scheme

• Ethos

• Genre

• Analogy

• Metaphor

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

• Folklore

• Analogy

• Tone

• Sonnet

• Metaphor

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

• Semiotics

• Pun

• Hyperbole

• Dichotomy

• Appeal

"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