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Rhetorical Devices Quiz

Authored by Parker Arnold

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

Rhetorical Devices Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.?

Juxtaposition

Allusion

Parallelism

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which rhetorical device involves two opposing things placed close together with contrasting effect?

Symbolism

Juxtaposition

Hyperbole

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly?

Allusion

Metaphor

Synecdoche

Euphemism

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which device involves comparing one idea, object, or image directly to another dissimilar one without using like or as?

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which rhetorical device is an exaggeration used for emphasis?

Hyperbole

Symbolism

Allusion

Parallelism

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What involves using concrete objects, images, or characters to represent a larger, more universal idea?

Symbolism

Simile

Metaphor

Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which device is a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh?

Euphemism

Paradox

Personification

Juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

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