Rhetorical Devices Quiz

What is the purpose of using rhetoric in text?

• To list facts and figures

• To convince, influence, or please an audience

• To tell a short, interesting story

• To compare two different things

What does an allusion in a text usually refer to?

• A logical argument

• A personal story

• Something of historical or cultural significance outside of the text

• A repeated phrase for emphasis

Which rhetorical device involves comparing two very different things to explain something unfamiliar?

• Ethos

• Analogy

• Pathos

• Understatement

What is typically the focus of pathos in rhetorical devices?

• Logic and facts

• Credibility and ethics

• Feelings, emotions, or senses

• Historical references

Which rhetorical device is characterized by the repetition of words or phrases for emphasis?

• Rhetorical question

• Repetition

• Ethos

• Analogy

Writer asks a question but expects no answer, or writer clearly directs the reader to one desired answer.

• Rhetorical question

• Parallel structure

• Metaphor

• Repetition

Answer explanation

A rhetorical question is asked by the writer but expects no answer, guiding the reader to a specific response.

Look at the picture. What phrase is repeated?

• I want to...

• touch the flame

Answer explanation

The phrase 'I want to...' is repeated in the picture.

Which of the following is an analogy?

• "The fog was as thick as pea soup."

• "She is like a rose, beautiful and thorny."

• "He runs faster than a cheetah."

• "Life is a journey; travel it well."

Answer explanation

The analogy in the given answer choices is 'Life is a journey; travel it well.' Analogies compare two things, highlighting similarities between them, like comparing life to a journey.

What is the rhetorical question in this passage?

• "Isn't it obvious that we need to act now?"

• "We should start the project soon."

• "There are many reasons to begin immediately."

• "The consequences of inaction are severe."

Answer explanation

The rhetorical question in the passage is 'Isn't it obvious that we need to act now?' as it prompts thought without expecting an answer.

Find the example that does not demonstrate repetition:

• "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow."

• "Go big or go home."

• "He was a man who loved adventures, adventures that were bold and daring."

• "She quickly ran to the store."

Answer explanation

The correct choice 'She quickly ran to the store' does not demonstrate repetition unlike the other examples provided.