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WorksheetsRhetorical Analysis
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
a brief reference to a famous person or event—often from literature, history, Greek mythology, or the Bible. Example: “He was a real Romeo with the ladies.”
a)
allusion
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
2.
comparison without using “like” or “as.” Example: “He felt lost in a sea of nameless faces,”or, “The teacher planted seeds of wisdom.”
a)
simile
b)
allusion
c)
metaphor
d)
rhetorical question
3.
several parts of a sentence or several sentences expressed in similar grammatical form; "I came, I saw, I conquered."
a)
repetition
b)
parallelism
c)
allusion
d)
hyperbole
4.
comparison using “like” or “as.” Example: “She was as quiet as a mouse.”
a)
metaphor
b)
rhetorical question
c)
simile
d)
juxtaposition
5.
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
“Shoot yourself in the foot” is an example that means to do something that hurts yourself.
“Shoot yourself in the foot” is an example that means to do something that hurts yourself.
a)
allusion
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
6.
the speaker or writer's attitude about a subject
a)
metaphor
b)
irony
c)
mood
d)
tone
7.
a repeated word or phrase, used for emphasis.
a)
rhetorical question
b)
repetition
c)
simile
d)
allusion
8.
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
“Shoot yourself in the foot” is an example that means to do something that hurts yourself.
“Shoot yourself in the foot” is an example that means to do something that hurts yourself.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
juxtaposition
9.
A very brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something
a)
bias
b)
hyperbole
c)
anecdote
d)
antithesis
10.
Deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs
a)
anaphora
b)
denotation
c)
assonance
d)
antithesis
11.
When the writer/speaker appeals to the emotions of the reader; drawing pity from an audience; inspiring anger from an audience; etc.
a)
restatement
b)
logos
c)
rhetoric
d)
pathos
12.
How the author uses language and words to accomplish a goal
a)
oratory
b)
diction
c)
rhetoric
d)
denotation
13.
When FDR says in his speech, "we must become like a trained and loyal army" which rhetorical device is being used?
a)
rehtorical question
b)
parallelism
c)
restatement
d)
analogy
14.
Hyperbole
a)
"The wait was long."
b)
“I had to wait in the station for ten days, an eternity.”
c)
"I had to wait for almost 10 hours."
d)
"The food here was great to eat".
15.
a)
Pathos
b)
Ethos
c)
Logos
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