Rhetorical Devices Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 mins • 1 pt
What is a simile?
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea
A comparison in which an idea is compared to another thing
A reversal in the order of words in two parallel phrases
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 mins • 1 pt
Which literary device involves a brief and indirect reference to something of significance?
Allusion
Metaphor
Anecdote
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 mins • 1 pt
What is the purpose of anaphora?
To achieve an artistic effect or general rhythm
To represent a part as a whole
To compare and contrast ideas
To exaggerate statements or claims
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 mins • 1 pt
Which device uses the repetition of initial consonant sounds?
Chiasmus
Epistrophe
Rhyme
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 mins • 1 pt
What is asyndeton?
Skipping one or more conjunctions
A question not meant to be answered
A short saying that expresses a general truth
A comparison of objects without using like or as
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of aphorism?
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Ask not what your country can do for you.
The hungry, the tired, the poor.
Broken homes, poverty, the hungry.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 mins • 1 pt
What is the definition of chiasmus?
A brief narrative focusing on a particular incident
A reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
A figure of speech where a part represents the whole
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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