Rhetorical Devices

Quiz
•
English
•
11th Grade
•
Medium
+20
Standards-aligned
Gloria Zermeno
Used 407+ times
FREE Resource
20 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device is characterized by the repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in close succession?
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms?
Metaphor
Irony
Oxymoron
Euphemism
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device involves the use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect?
Analogy
Hyperbole
Meiosis
Understatement
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the literary device that uses 'like' or 'as' to make a comparison between two different things?
Metaphor
Simile
Anecdote
Paradox
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device is an indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance?
Allusion
Pun
Satire
Irony
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used to give human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract ideas?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device involves a play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings?
Metonymy
Pun
Oxymoron
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Wayground
16 questions
Literary Devices

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
15 questions
Literary Devices

Quiz
•
11th Grade - University
15 questions
Rhetoric

Quiz
•
10th Grade - University
15 questions
The Great Gatsby Chapter 1-3 Review

Quiz
•
11th - 12th Grade
15 questions
Rhetorical Devices Review

Quiz
•
9th Grade - University
20 questions
Romeo and Juliet Acts II and III

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
20 questions
Rhetorical Device Challenge

Quiz
•
10th - 12th Grade
21 questions
Figurative Language

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
10 questions
Video Games

Quiz
•
6th - 12th Grade
10 questions
Lab Safety Procedures and Guidelines

Interactive video
•
6th - 10th Grade
25 questions
Multiplication Facts

Quiz
•
5th Grade
10 questions
UPDATED FOREST Kindness 9-22

Lesson
•
9th - 12th Grade
22 questions
Adding Integers

Quiz
•
6th Grade
15 questions
Subtracting Integers

Quiz
•
7th Grade
20 questions
US Constitution Quiz

Quiz
•
11th Grade
10 questions
Exploring Digital Citizenship Essentials

Interactive video
•
6th - 10th Grade
Discover more resources for English
15 questions
Theme Review

Quiz
•
8th - 11th Grade
7 questions
Parts of Speech

Lesson
•
1st - 12th Grade
12 questions
Red Velvet Brick 09/25

Lesson
•
9th - 12th Grade
10 questions
Last Child & Walden Vocab

Quiz
•
11th Grade
12 questions
Plot Structure and Literary Elements

Lesson
•
6th - 12th Grade
20 questions
The Crucible Act 1

Quiz
•
11th Grade
20 questions
Grammar

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
14 questions
Satire/The Lowest Animal Vocabulary

Quiz
•
11th Grade