Identifying Rhetorical Devices

Identifying Rhetorical Devices

10th Grade

15 Qs

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Identifying Rhetorical Devices

Identifying Rhetorical Devices

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.2.4, W.11-12.2D, L.8.5A

+13

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A ______ is a technique that writers or speakers use to convey meaning or persuade their audience.

rhetorical device

contradiction

rhyme

fallacy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Rhetorical devices can be used to enhance the effectiveness of the message by making it ______.

more memorable, emotional, or persuasive

faster and longer

more difficult to understand

irrelevant and useless.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'The pen is mightier than the sword'?

Metaphor

Simile

Hyperbole

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'His words were as soothing as a lullaby'?

Simile

Metaphor

Irony

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'She sells seashells by the seashore'?

Alliteration

Assonance

Metonymy

Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'Love is a rose'?

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'The silence was a heavy weight on my chest'?

Metaphor

Simile

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

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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