Rhetorical Devices Practice #2 Quizizz

Recurrence of initial

consonant sounds

A snake slithered silently in

the moonlight.

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

• Personification

• Simile

Answer explanation

The correct choice is Alliteration because it is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a phrase or sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Short, informal reference to

a person, book, song, etc.

Teacher to Student: You are

just a little Einstein!”

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Metaphor

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Allusion'. It is a short, informal reference to a person, book, song, etc. In this case, the teacher is comparing the student to Einstein, implying that the student is very intelligent.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Repetition of the same

word or phrase at the

beginning of successive

phrases, clauses, or

sentences.

Love is the question.

Love is the answer.

Love is everything.

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

• Simile

• Allusion

Answer explanation

Anaphora is the repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences. In this question, the repetition of 'Love is' highlights the correct choice, which is Anaphora.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Contrasting relationship

between two ideas.

“That’s one small step for

man, one giant leap for

mankind.

• Antithesis

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

• Allusion

Answer explanation

The correct answer is Antithesis. Antithesis is a contrasting relationship between two ideas. In the given quote, the contrast between 'one small step for man' and 'one giant leap for mankind' creates an antithesis.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Similar vowel sounds are

repeated in successive or

proximate words.

One proud round loud in

the white high night.

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Assonance

Answer explanation

Assonance is the correct choice because it involves the repetition of similar vowel sounds in successive or proximate words, as seen in 'one proud round loud in the white high night.'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

An appeal to credibility and

authority

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

• Bandwagon

Answer explanation

Ethos is the correct choice because it appeals to credibility and authority, making it persuasive and reliable.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A deliberate over-

exaggeration

I can give you a thousand

reasons why you shouldn’t

be her friend!

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Logos

• Allusion

Answer explanation

The correct choice is Hyperbole because it is a deliberate over-exaggeration used to emphasize the speaker's point.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

An appeal to logic and

reasoning

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Simile

Answer explanation

The correct choice is Logos because it appeals to logic and reasoning.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When something seems to be

the opposite of what you

expect, it can be a bit

confusing.

We spend the time we don’t have.

The teacher has a right to mark the

answer wrong.

• Logos

• Allusion

• Paradox

• Hyperbole

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Paradox' because it represents a situation that seems contradictory or absurd, which is evident in the given text.

The repetition of grammatical

elements is used to create a

harmonious effect.

What you see is what you get.

Easy come, easy go.

• Hyperbole

• Paradox

• Anaphora

• Parallel Structure

Answer explanation

The repetition of grammatical elements creates a harmonious effect. This is an example of parallel structure, where phrases are structured similarly. The correct choice is Parallel Structure.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4