Rhetorical Devices Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which device is used in the phrase "Her smile was as bright as the sun"?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the rhetorical device: "The classroom was a zoo after the final bell rang."
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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