9th Grade Rhetorical Terms Quiz

What is an allusion?

• A direct reference to a person or event

• A reference to a person, place, event, or another passage of literature, without explicit identification

• A detailed description of a person or event

• A fictional story about a historical event

Which rhetorical term uses sensory details to create mental images?

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Imagery

• Simile

What is the function of a metaphor?

• To create mental images

• To make writing more vivid, imaginative, thought-provoking, and meaningful

• To repeat phrases for emphasis

• To compare using 'like' or 'as'

Which figure of speech involves giving human attributes to non-human things?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Allusion

What is a simile?

• A comparison using 'like,' 'as,' 'than,' or 'if'

• A direct statement of similarity

• A metaphorical comparison

• A detailed description

What is anaphora?

• A type of metaphor

• A specific type of parallelism with repetition at the beginning of clauses

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A contrasting of ideas

What is the function of antithesis?

• To create mental images

• To emphasize similarities

• To juxtapose opposing ideas to emphasize differences and create meaning

• To repeat phrases for emphasis

What is the deliberate omission of conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses in a series called?

• Polysyndeton

• Asyndeton

• Parallelism

• Cumulative Sentence

Which type of sentence completes the main idea at the beginning and then builds on with additional details?

• Periodic Sentence

• Cumulative Sentence

• Rhetorical Question

• Asyndeton

What is the function of parallelism in writing?

• To create tension and build toward a surprise ending

• To separate ideas more distinctly

• To act as an organizing force and provide a musical rhythm

• To cause the reader to speed up