Rhetorical Devices Quiz

What is a rhetorical device primarily used for?

• To convey meaning or persuade

• To create confusion

• To simplify language

• To provide entertainment

Which rhetorical device involves repeating the same sound at the beginning of several words?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Onomatopoeia

What is the definition of anaphora?

• Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines

• Repetition of vowel sounds

• Repetition of consonant sounds

• Repetition of words in reverse order

Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases?

• Anaphora

• Epistrophe

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

Which rhetorical device uses the sound of the word to imitate the sound of the thing?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Consonance

• Assonance

What is the main effect of using rhetorical devices in writing?

• To confuse the reader

• To achieve specific effects

• To lengthen the text

• To simplify the message

What is the repetition of identical or similar syntactic elements known as?

• Chiasmus

• Tricolon

• Parallelism

• Inversion

What is the term for the grammatical structure of the first clause or phrase being reversed in the second?

• Chiasmus

• Tricolon

• Parallelism

• Syntax

What is the arrangement and order of words in a sentence known as?

• Diction

• Syntax

• Tricolon

• Epanalepsis

What is the term for the tone or emotional charge that a word carries?

• Syntax

• Diction

• Inversion

• Tricolon