Rhetorical Devices Quiz

What is a rhetorical device?

• A technique used to improve grammar

• A strategy to improve spelling

• A technique used to persuade, emphasize, or make writing more memorable

• A tool to describe only literal meanings

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

Which of the following best defines "alliteration"?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words

• Giving human traits to non-human things

• An exaggerated statement

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is "hyperbole"?

• A type of alliteration

• A question that doesn't require an answer

• An extreme exaggeration

• A repeated phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which device is used in the phrase "Her smile was as bright as the sun"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a "rhetorical question"?

• A question with an obvious answer

• A question asked for dramatic effect without expecting an answer

• A question to confuse the reader

• A question that uses rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Identify the rhetorical device: "The classroom was a zoo after the final bell rang."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the rhetorical device: "She sells seashells by the seashore."

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Identify the rhetorical device: "I've told you a million times to clean your room!"

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the rhetorical device: "The stars danced in the night sky."

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Rhetorical Question

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Identify the rhetorical device: "Don't we all deserve a little kindness?"

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Rhetorical Question

• Onomatopoeia