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Rhetorical Devices

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name

Class

Date

_______________ means: a question someone asks without expecting an answer.

anaphora

epistrophe

rhetorical question

parallelism

________________ means: a repeated grammatical pattern

anthimeria

parallelism

asyndeton

antimetabole

_____________ means: repetition of one or more words at the END of successive phrases or clauses

anaphora

epistrophe

anthimeria

apposition

_________________ means: The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or phrases

anaphora

epistrophe

antithesis

parallelism

An allusion is:

A repetition of words or phrases to add emphasis

Something you think you see but is not actually there

A reference to either a historical event or another text meant to make a connection between them

A short story meant to draw in the audience and illustrate an idea.

HYPERBOLE

The recurrence of initial consonant sounds

repeating words or phrases in reverse order

makes an idea seem less important than it really is

An exaggeration

SIMILE

A comparison that does not use like or as

A comparison that uses like or as

Pairing a compliment and a criticism to lessen the impact

Connecting two things

OXYMORON

A comparison between two things that uses like or as

A connection that is made between two things

The combination of two words of opposite meaning

Words that imitate the sound they describe

METAPHOR

A comparison between two things that uses like or as

An exaggeration

Repeating words or phrases for emphasis

A comparison between two things that does not use like or as

10.

UNDERSTATEMENT

An exaggeration

Making an idea seem less important than it really is

Repeating initial consonant sounds

Using a word with an opposite meaning

11.

PARALLELISM

Using words or phrases with similar structure

Using words that imitate the sounds they describe

Makes an idea seem less important than it really is

Words or phrases that repeat in reverse order

12.

ALLITERATION

Using a word with an opposite meaning

Using adjectives or adjective phrases to describe a noun

Using words that sound like the sounds they describe

The recurrence of initial consonant sounds

13.

Two ideas, places, or characters placed beside each other for contrasting effect.

Alliteration

Allusion

Juxtaposition

Chiasmus

14.

An argument based on facts, evidence, or reasons

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

Rhetoric

15.

Which appeal proves the speaker can be trusted based on character or qualifications?

ethos

logos

pathos

16.

Which appeal persuades to the audiences emotions and feelings.

ethos

logos

pathos

17.

A type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas are given human qualities

Personification

Euphemism

Irony

Repetition

18.

The use of a mild or pleasant term or phrase in place of an unpleasant one.

Personification

Euphemism

Irony

Repetition

19.

A repeated use of words or phases for emphasis

Personification

Euphemism

Irony

Repetition

20.

A statement that expresses the opposite of the literal meaning of the words. Often used for humorous of sarcastic effect

Personification

Euphemism

Irony

Repetition

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Rhetorical Devices

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

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