Rhetorical Devices Quiz

What is the definition of antithesis?

• Contrasting ideas or words in an unbalanced or non-parallel structure.

• Agreeing ideas or words in a balanced or parallel structure.

• Contrasting ideas or words in a balanced or parallel structure.

• Similar ideas or words in a balanced or parallel structure.

What is the purpose of using antithesis in writing or speech?

• To create a contrast between two opposing ideas or concepts.

• To summarize the main points of an argument.

• To provide evidence for a claim.

• To emphasize a single idea or concept.

What is anaphora?

• Repetition of a word or phrase in the middle of successive clauses or sentences.

• Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences.

• Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of a single clause or sentence.

• Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

What effect does anaphora have on the audience?

• Anaphora has no effect on the emotional impact of the message.

• Anaphora disengages the audience's attention and makes the message less impactful.

• Anaphora enhances the emotional impact, makes the message more memorable, and engages the audience's attention.

• Anaphora confuses the audience and makes the message less memorable.

What is parallelism?

• Parallelism is a literary device that adds balance, rhythm, and clarity to writing.

• Parallelism is a term used in electrical engineering to describe the arrangement of components in a circuit.

• Parallelism is a mathematical concept used in geometry.

• Parallelism is a type of computer programming language.

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison in which something is said to figuratively be something else

• An intentional exaggeration

• Repeating the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words

• A word that imitates the sound it refers to

What is a hyperbole?

• A comparison in which something is said to figuratively be something else

• An intentional exaggeration

• Repeating the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words

• A word that imitates the sound it refers to

What is allusion?

• A comparison in which something is said to figuratively be something else

• An intentional exaggeration

• Repeating the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words

• The act of casually referencing something, usually a work of popular culture

What is an oxymoron?

• A comparison in which something is said to figuratively be something else

• An intentional exaggeration

• Repeating the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words

• A figure of speech that uses two opposite words together

What is satire?

• A comparison in which something is said to figuratively be something else

• Using humor to criticize public figures

• Repeating the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words

• A word that imitates the sound it refers to