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Rhetorical Terms List #1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event.

a)

apostrophe

b)

anaphora

c)

anecdote

d)

alliteration

2.

When a writer makes a reference to a Greek myth within a work of literature it would be an

a)

analogy

b)

aphorism

c)

chiasmus

d)

allusion

3.

When responding to the denotative meaning of a word we are

a)

using the common usage of the word

b)

using the dictionary definition of the word

c)

using the negative meaning of the word.

d)

none of these

4.

An unusual and extended comparison between two unlike things that is often witty is called a

a)

simile

b)

clause

c)

conceit

d)

colloquilism

5.

“Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better.” Which device is demonstrated in this quote?

a)

anaphora

b)

chiasmus

c)

antithesis

d)

allegory

6.

Which type of clause cannot stand alone?

a)

subordinate clause

b)

dependent clause

c)

independent clause

d)

all of these

7.

If an argument is coherent it

a)

is clear and intelligible

b)

are logically arranged

c)

have understandable sentence structure

d)

all of these

8.

The use of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing

a)

denotative

b)

colloquilism

c)

atmosphere

d)

asyndeton

9.

"A penny saved is a penny earned"

a)

antithesis

b)

apostrophe

c)

aphorism

d)

anecdote

10.

A heavily symbolic work of literature with hidden meaning is called an:

a)

allegory

b)

ambiguity

c)

analogy

d)

antecedent

11.

If I try to explain something by associating it with something more familiar to you, I am making an

a)

anecdote

b)

antecedent

c)

antithesis

d)

analogy

12.

If multiple meanings of a word are used, or the meaning of a particular word or phrase is not clear it has:

a)

alliteration

b)

ambiguity

c)

apostrophe

d)

asyndeton

13.

I forgot my phone, keys, jacket, purse.

a)

atmosphere

b)

asyndeton

c)

apostrophe

d)

aphorism

14.

Which word is the antecedent in the following sentence: Bill said he felt sick.

a)

Bill

b)

said

c)

he

d)

felt

15.

If I wrote a speech or poem and directed at a unicorn it would be a(n)

a)

aphorism

b)

apostrophe

c)

weird thing to do

d)

chiasmus

16.

A criss cross of words within a sentence with parallel structure such as "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" is called

a)

colloquilism

b)

connotation

c)

chiasmus

d)

conceit

17.

The connotative meaning of a word

a)

can be completely different that a dictionary definition

b)

is an agreed upon meaning of a word that is familiar to many

c)

can change over time

d)

all of these

18.

If my story begins with "It was a dark and stormy night..." and I intend to have bad things happen, I am creating

a)

a mysterious atmosphere

b)

an example of plagiarism

c)

a way of foreshadowing events

d)

all of these