Rhetorical Devices Quiz

"The project requires hard work, patience, and dedication." Which rhetorical device is being used here?

• Asyndeton

• Tricolon

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

'She came, she saw, she conquered.' What rhetorical device is used in this line?

• Polysyndeton

• Chiasmus

• Tricolon

• Litotes

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“He laughed and cried and screamed and cheered all at the same time.” Which rhetorical device is used here?

• Hyperbole

• Polysyndeton

• Asyndeton

• Litotes

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

“I want cake and ice cream and cookies and chocolate.” What rhetorical device is demonstrated here?

• Polysyndeton

• Allusion

• Tricolon

• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“She’s not unhappy with the results of her exam.” Which rhetorical device does this sentence use?

• Asyndeton

• Hyperbole

• Litotes

• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

“He’s not exactly a world-class chef, but his food is decent.” What rhetorical device is being used here?

• Litotes

• Chiasmus

• Polysyndeton

• Tricolon

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“If I don’t get a snack soon, I’ll starve to death!” What rhetorical device is present here?

• Litotes

• Hyperbole

• Asyndeton

• Allusion

“I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!” Which rhetorical device does this illustrate?

• Hyperbole

• Polysyndeton

• Anaphora

• Litotes

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” What rhetorical device is used here?

• Anaphora

• Allusion

• Chiasmus

• Tricolon

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“She cooked, cleaned, washed, folded without a word of complaint.” Which rhetorical device is being used?

• Hyperbole

• Litotes

• Asyndeton

• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A