Rhetorical Devices

What is the purpose of using rhetorical devices in writing?

• To make the text longer

• To communicate or persuade effectively

• To confuse the reader

• To correct grammatical errors

Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds?

• Apostrophe

• Antithesis

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What does 'chiasmus' refer to?

• A stylistic device using exaggerated terms for emphasis

• An inverted relationship between the syntactic elements of parallel phrases

• A literary technique involving a sudden break in narrative

• A figure of speech that juxtaposes contrasting ideas

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which rhetorical device substitutes a disagreeable, offensive, or disparaging expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one?

• Dysphemism

• Hyperbole

• Metonymy

• Synecdoche

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What is 'litotes'?

• Substitution of a disparaging term

• Understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary

• Inversion of the usual word order

• Use of contradictory terms together

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which device involves the repetition of a word at the beginning of successive phrases?

• Hypophora

• Chiasmus

• Anaphora

• Epistrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does 'simile' entail?

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

• Asking a question and immediately answering it

• • Comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by "like" or "as"

• A mild or indirect word substituted for one considered harsh

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

Which rhetorical device is characterized by harshness in the sound of words?

• Cacophony

• Euphony

• Pleonasm

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is 'metonymy'?

• Use of a part to represent the whole

• Exaggeration for emphasis or effect

• Substitution of the name of an attribute for that of the thing meant

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which rhetorical device uses a part to represent the whole?

• Litotes

• Synecdoche

• Metaphor

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4