WorksheetsRhetorical Devices
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All’s fair in love and war
The above is an example of a(n)...
The above is an example of a(n)...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
juxtaposition
d)
personification
2.
He refuses to donate any money to the charity. He is such a scrooge.
This statement is a(n)...
This statement is a(n)...
a)
allusion
b)
juxtapose
c)
simile
d)
anecdote
3.
A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared using like or as is which of the following rhetorical devices?
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
simile
4.
To make a point a point by exaggerating is which of the following rhetorical devices?
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
allusion
d)
logos
5.
A question asked to make a point, not that you want an answer is which of the following rhetorical devices?
a)
rhetorical synopsis
b)
rhetorical question
c)
allusion
d)
repetition
6.
This is an example of...
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
7.
“As a dental hygienist, I’ve seen what infection can do. That’s why I strongly recommend flossing daily.”
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
8.
“Mom, you know that I am a self-starter, a dedicated learner, and an A student. You can trust that I will not misuse my phone in class.”
This is an example of...
This is an example of...
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
9.
“Mom, did you know that, according to newsweek.com, having a cell phone at school does not lead to lower grades. A study of 1,700 high school students found that there is absolutely no correlation between these two things. I can have my phone without my grades suffering.”
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
10.
“Mom, what if there is a gunman at school, and I have no way to communicate with you aside from my phone?”
This is an example of...
This is an example of...
a)
pathos
b)
logos
c)
ethos
11.
"Life is but a walking shadow; a poor player..." This is an example of a...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
anecdote
12.
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight n France. We shall fight on the seas and oceans."
This is an example of...
This is an example of...
a)
a simile
b)
personification
c)
parallelism
13.
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
This quote contains a(n)...
This quote contains a(n)...
a)
analogy
b)
juxtaposition
c)
allusion
14.
The IRS is auditing me? Great. All I need is a couple of suits arriving at my door.
This is an example of...
This is an example of...
a)
allusion
b)
irony
c)
hyperbole
15.
They say he’s closed the eyes of many a man and opened the eyes of many a woman.
This is an example of...
This is an example of...
a)
an allusion
b)
metaphor
c)
juxtaposition
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