AP Lang Rhetorical Devices Quiz

A reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from history, music, or another work of literature.

• anaphora

• foreshadowing

• analogy

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

A brief account of an interesting event; A story or scene.

• pathos

• diction

• anecdote

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.3

A writer's choice of words; an important element in the writer's voice or style.

• tone

• diction

• vernacular

• examples

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

A reflection of a writer's or a speaker's attitude toward the subject matter.

• tone

• diction

• vernacular

• examples

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical form.

• anaphora

• analogy

• repetition

• parallelism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

A question that is asked without expecting an answer.

• examples/facts/statistics

• persuasion

• rhetorical question

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

______________ means: omitting conjunctions such as “and” from a series of related clauses for rhetorical effect

• asyndeton

• anaphora

• epistrophe

• antimetabole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

_________________ means: A phrase or sentence that is repeated in reverse order using the exact same words and grammatical pattern

• asyndeton

• rhetorical question

• parallelism

• antimetabole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

_____________ means: repetition of one or more words at the END of successive phrases or clauses

• anaphora

• epistrophe

• anthimeria

• apposition

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

_________________ means: The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or phrases

• anaphora

• epistrophe

• antithesis

• parallelism

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4