Rhetorical Devices Quiz

Rhetorical Devices Quiz

11th Grade

18 Qs

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Rhetorical Devices Quiz

Rhetorical Devices Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.4, L.11-12.6, L.4.5

+15

Standards-aligned

Created by

Parker Arnold

FREE Resource

18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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

Media Image

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

Allusion

Metaphor

Synecdoche

Euphemism

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which rhetorical device is an exaggeration used for emphasis?

Hyperbole

Symbolism

Allusion

Parallelism

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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

Media Image

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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