Rhetorical Terms

An extended, figurative comparison used to illustrate a point is a called a/an

• rebuttal

• example

• anecdote

• analogy

The art of persuasive writing and speaking is called

• none of these answers are correct

• politics

• bias

• rhetoric

Comparing an argument to a car is an example of a

• anecdote

• analogy

• fact

• statistic

What are brief stories used to illustrate a point?

• analogies

• anecdotes

• allusions

• comparisons

An unusual and extended comparison between two unlike things that is often witty is called a

• simile

• clause

• conceit

• colloquilism

“Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better.” Which device is demonstrated in this quote?

• anaphora

• chiasmus

• antithesis

• allegory

If I try to explain something by associating it with something more familiar to you, I am making an

• anecdote

• antecedent

• antithesis

• analogy

If multiple meanings of a word are used, or the meaning of a particular word or phrase is not clear it has:

• alliteration

• ambiguity

• apostrophe

• asyndeton

I forgot my phone, keys, jacket, purse.

• atmosphere

• asyndeton

• apostrophe

• aphorism

If I wrote a speech or poem and directed at a unicorn it would be a(n)

• aphorism

• apostrophe

• weird thing to do

• chiasmus