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WorksheetsRhetorical Device Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Your words have power. The power to hurt, the power to help. Give power and use them wisely. A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds. Don't let your words be a cause.
repetition and logos
logos only
pathos and repetition
ethos and pathos
Use L'oreal Paris eye shadow and make your lids as colorful as the rainbow sent after the flood. Be as beautiful as God's promise to Noah.
allusion
simile and allusion
parallel structure
ethois
The NEW Subway wrap is the single greatest thing in the world! Get one today!
personification
simile
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
What is a rhetorical question?
A question that always requires an answer from the audience.
May appear as a question that does not require an answer from the reader.
It serves as a subtle way to insinuate an idea to the audience.
Options 2 and 3
What rhetorical device is being used in the example?
“If you plant honesty, you will reap trust, if you plant humility, you will reap greatness, if you plant perspective, you will reap contentment... so be careful what you plant now; it will determine what you will reap later."
epistrophe
parallel structure
euphemism
irony
When trying to convince his counselor to let him drop chemistry, Phillip said "This class feels as though I'm watching a foreign film with no subtitles!"
This is an example of:
Hyperbole
Analogy
Repetition
Simile
While the kids were trying to convince mom to get a pet, dad chimed in and said "You know, when I was a kid, my dog Barnum went everywhere with me. He was my best friend and taught me to be responsible..."
He is persuading Mom using:
Parallelism
Rhetorical Question
Pathos
Anecdote
What type of rhetorical device is used here?
"Don't worry about passing your driver's test... It'll be a breeze!"
Simile
Analogy
Metaphor
Allusion
What rhetorical appeal is used here?
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Anecdote
While parking, you scrape lots of paint off the side of your door. If you wanted to make an understatement you might say:
"Oh well, it's only a small scratch!"
"My car is literally undriveable now!"
"Ugh, this is as bad as being eaten by a bear!"
"Could this day get any worse?!"
Using Taylor Swift in this Diet Coke ad is an example of:
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Anecdote
If someone threatens you, they are using fear to motivate you to do something. This is an example of:
Understatement
Parallelism
Simile
Pathos
While ranting at the children, mom yelled "Why doesn't anyone help around here?! I'm always vacuuming the carpet, dusting the shelves, buying the groceries, and doing the dishes!"
Repetition only
Parallelism
Rhetorical Question only
Rhetorical Question and parallelism
Which of the following is not an example of an allusion?
his wife was his Achille's heel
he lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's
she transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.
we'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.
After rear ending someone at 40 miles per hour, the guy driving mumbled "Yikes... that's gonna leave a mark..."
This is a(n):
Hyperbole
Allusion
Simile
Understatement
Which of the following is NOT a good anecdotal hook for an essay trying to convince teachers that homework is bad?
"When I have too much homework, I find that I get sick to my stomach, hives on my chest, and lose my appetitie. I fight with my family. The stress is too much."
"Once, I had three different school projects to work on over Christmas break. I wasn't even able to enjoy the holidays with my family. My mom cried because I couldn't help her bake cookies."
"I used to wonder why I couldn't seem to get my grades up in math class. Finally, I started doing my homework and... bam! Suddenly I had this amazing math capability! Math homework changed my life!"
"I have done all the homework I've ever been assigned. Literally every page and problem. Yet, I'm still failing every class. This makes me wonder: is homework even helpful at all?"
Frank tried to convince the girl to break up with her boyfriend and date him instead by saying "he's a jerk and you're a peach scone!" He is using __________ to persuade her:
Metaphor
Analogy
Simile
Logos
