Pre-Test #2: Rhetorical Devices for Readers and Writers
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English
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of Alliteration?
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words.
An indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work.
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Juxtaposing contrasting ideas in balanced phrases or clauses.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which rhetorical device is defined as an indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work?
Alliteration
Allusion
Anaphora
Assonance
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CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an example of Anaphora?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
He was a real Romeo with the ladies.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up... I have a dream today...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which rhetorical device involves juxtaposing contrasting ideas in balanced phrases or clauses?
Alliteration
Allusion
Antithesis
Assonance
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of Apostrophe in rhetorical devices?
Addressing an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction.
Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.
Reversing the structure of a phrase or sentence for effect.
Informal language or slang used in everyday conversation.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which example best illustrates Assonance?
Hear the mellow wedding bells.
O Death, where is thy sting?
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
Gonna instead of going to.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Chiasmus?
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words.
An indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work.
Reversing the structure of a phrase or sentence for effect.
Juxtaposing contrasting ideas in balanced phrases or clauses.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
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