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WorksheetsRhetorical Devices quiz AP Lang
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Skipping or exclusion of conjunctions
Polysyndeton
Anaphora
Parallelism
asyndeton
Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of a sentence.
epistrophe
antithesis
anthimeria
anaphora
"Why must you be so violent?" She continued on her didactic lesson with no intention of an answer.
unanswerable question
blank question
rhetorical question
rhetoric
(a) is the repetition of words or phrases in the beginning of a sentence or clause.
repetition of grammatical elements
anaphora
epistrophe
parallelism
polysyndeton
anthimeria
Using a word incorrectly
Using the word in a new grammatical form
repetition of a word to incite thinking in the audience
repeating a phrase in reverse order ( The dog had fur colored black, black was the color of the dog's fur).
antimitabole
anaphora
zeugma
personification
A relationship between two or more words or phrases in which they are parallel
parallelism
apposition
antithesis
caustic
antithesis
when two alike ideas are put together to support a claim
when two opposite ideas are put together for contrast
repetition
asking a question with no intent for an answer
periodic sentence
When the main point is in the beginning of a sentence
When a sentence is complete with two independent clauses
The use of apostrophes in a sentence around a phrase to add background knowledge
When the main point is in the end of a sentence
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant
epistrophe
hypophora
metonymy
synesthesia
"Why are there so many A's? Maybe because I am an amazing teacher." Mrs. Meyer continued as her class stared blankly towards her.
Rhetorical question
Answerable question
hypophora
anaphora
loose sentence
When a sentence structure has its main clause in the end of the sentence
When a sentence's main clause is in the beginning
When a sentence has a colon in it to separate dependent clauses
When a dependent clause is used as a sentence
synecdoche
When you use one word as a replacement for another
When one word is used to represent an entire idea
When a phrase is used to represent one word
When a word can be replaced with another
Which is the best definition of synesthesia?
Surprising the reader with a detail that seems out of place
Borrowing words from another language to express an emotion
Using sensory details to vividly create an experience in language
Applying language that usually describes one sense to a different sense
“… you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love.”
anadiplosis
hypophora
epistrophe
parallelism
An ironic understatement that is used in contrast of its meaning (ex. You won't be mad - you'll be happy)
Understament
sarcasm
litotes
rhetorical statement
The presentation of something being worse than it actually is
litotes
understatement
Simile
Metaphor
polysyndeton
exclusion of conjuncions
over inclusion of conjunctions
a comparison
a contrast
The uses of a verb in two different ways in one sentence
zeugma
polysyndeton
asyndeton
fervent
