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WorksheetsRhetorical Terms Practice #1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Repetition of the last word/phrase in one clause at the beginning of the following clause
a)
Anadiplosis
b)
Inversion
c)
Juxtaposition
d)
Paradox
2.
implied or suggested meaning of a word (“emotional flavor”)
a)
metonymy
b)
denotation
c)
connotation
d)
syntax
3.
Comparison of two similar but different things, shows relationship
a)
Anecdote
b)
Parallelism
c)
Analogy
d)
Hyperbole
4.
“Reverse parallelism”; 2nd part of clause is paralleled by the 1st part, only in reverse.
a)
Inversion
b)
Zeugma
c)
Chiasmus
d)
Polysyndeton
5.
A particular form of understatement, denies the opposition
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Litotes
c)
Synecdoche
d)
Metonymy
6.
A device that calls out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person
a)
Diction
b)
Synesthesia
c)
Anecdote
d)
Apostrophe
7.
word choice, an element of style; creates tone, style, or meaning
a)
Connotation
b)
Diction
c)
Denotation
d)
Syntax
8.
Placing two, usually abstract, ideas near each other.
a)
Juxtaposition
b)
Parallelism
c)
Paradox
d)
Ellipsis
9.
A figure of speech that uses the name of an object, idea, person to represent something else.
a)
Idiom
b)
Synecdoche
c)
Anecdote
d)
Metonymy
10.
Deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Juxtaposition
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