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WorksheetsRhetorical Strategies
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
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1.
The repetition of initial phrases at the beginning of a sentence is which of the following rhetorical devices?
a)
A. Metaphor
b)
B. Satire
c)
C. Anaphora
d)
D. Irony
2.
What is connotation?
a)
a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept
b)
the literal meaning of a word
c)
a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated
d)
all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
3.
several parts of a sentence or several sentences expressed in similar grammatical form to show that the ideas are equal in importance
a)
repetition
b)
parallelism
c)
allusion
d)
hyperbole
4.
Speaking of a nonhuman thing as if it has human feelings or actions (Ex. The wind moaned.)
a)
hyperbole
b)
idiom
c)
personification
d)
simile
5.
Which of the below is an example of a simile?
a)
My dad is a teddy bear.
b)
Her heart smiled.
c)
The weight was as light as a feather.
d)
She was a crazy person.
6.
What are the following words an example of?
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence..."
Winston Churchill
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence..."
Winston Churchill
a)
personification
b)
similie
c)
anaphora
d)
epistrophe
7.
Which rhetorical device uses the same grammatical structure to create rhythm in the writing?
a)
parallelism
b)
repetition
c)
restatement
d)
analogy
8.
Which rhetorical device uses the same word or phrase over again multiple times to highlight or emphasize an idea?
a)
parallelism
b)
repetition
c)
restatement
d)
analogy
9.
Which rhetorical device uses a comparison to something very different to help someone understand a larger idea?
a)
parallelism
b)
repetition
c)
restatement
d)
analogy
10.
Which of these would most likely be used as a rhetorical question?
a)
What do we have to fear?
b)
When should I arrive?
c)
How has this happened?
d)
Can we not face our fears?
11.
"marvelous new militancy" and "sweltering summer" are both examples of...
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
anaphora
d)
alliteration
12.
Two opposite ideas in the same sentence (ie "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...")
a)
Allusion
b)
Rhetorical Question
c)
Loaded language
d)
Antithesis
13.
The repetition of word or phrase at End of sentences or paragraphs.
a)
Apostrophe
b)
Ethos
c)
Alliterative Couplet
d)
Epistrophe
14.
"No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory." The words in red are an example of:
a)
Use of diction to give weight and power to the American people
b)
Use of anecdote to build ethos with the listener
c)
Use of personification giving human qualities to an non human idea
d)
An allusion to a Bible verse
15.
You're my kryptonite.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Personification
16.
The "unsinkable" ship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage.
a)
Irony
b)
Allusion
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Metaphor
17.
A reference to a well-known work of art, history, etc.
a)
bias
b)
ethos
c)
rhetorical appeals
d)
allusion
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