Rhetorical Devices Quiz

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" is a demonstration of:

• Oxymoron

• Allusion

• Paradox

• Hyperbole

What rhetorical device is exemplified in the sentence: "The horror! The horror!"?

• Paradox

• Allusion

• Repetition

• Personification

The statement "Less is more" is an example of:

• Allusion

• Paradox

• Hyperbole

• Irony

"The beginning of the end" is an example of:

• Repetition

• Allusion

• paradox

• Hyperbole

What is the rhetorical device in the sentence: "What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young"?

• Paradox

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

"I have a dream, I have a dream that one day…" showcases the use of:

• Anaphora

• Epiphany

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

Which rhetorical device is employed in this sentence: "To err is human, to forgive is divine"?

• Allusion

• Paradox

• Onomatopoeia

• Metonymy

The statement "The more things change, the more they stay the same" is an example of:

• Irony

• Repetition

• Paradox

• Symbolism

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." involves the use of:

• Allusion

• Paradox

• Synecdoche

• Hyperbole

Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"?

• Repetition

• Allusion

• Paradox

• Simile