Rhetorical Device

Rhetorical Device

11th Grade

15 Qs

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Rhetorical Device

Rhetorical Device

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.3, RL.2.4, L.4.5

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a repeated word or phrase used for emphasis? There are two common types: anaphora and epistrophe.

hyperbole

personification

simile

repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A statement that says less than it means; often used for comedic effect. Example: "I have to have this operation. It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain."

verbal irony

understatement

juxtaposition

personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Several parts of a sentence or several sentences expressed in similar grammatical form to show that the ideas are equal in importance. It can add balance, rhythm, and emphasis of ideas. Example: "We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the succes of liberty."

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A statement that expresses the opposite of the literal meaning of the words. Often used for humorous or sarcastic effect. Example: "Lucky me, I've lost my wallet."

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Putting two contrasting elements together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising, witty, or even startling. Example: "My only love sprung from my only hate."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Comparison without using "like" or "as." Example: "he felt lost in a sea of nameless faces" or "the teacher planted seeds of wisdom."

oxymoron

metaphor

hyperbole

anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Repetition at the beginning of a line. Example: "We demand truth. We demand justice. We demand equality."

metaphor

oxymoron

epistrophe

anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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