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SAT Prep Rhetorical Devices

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: An attack "on the person" rather than on his or her ideas or reasoning.

a)

allusion

b)

ad hominem

c)

analogy

d)

anecdote

2.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an illustrative story.

a)

allusion

b)

ad hominem

c)

analogy

d)

anecdote

3.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an implicit reference to something.

a)

allusion

b)

ad hominem

c)

analogy

d)

anecdote

4.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an illustrative comparison between things that have a similar function or structure.

a)

allusion

b)

ad hominem

c)

analogy

d)

anecdote

5.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: a widely accepted truth.

a)

allusion

b)

ad hominem

c)

aphorism

d)

anecdote

6.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: a suggestion that the reader should agree with an idea because a respected authority happens to believe it

a)

appeal to emotion

b)

ad hominem

c)

aphorism

d)

appeal to authority

7.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an attempt to persuade the reader through an emotionally charged anecdote or allusion.

a)

appeal to emotion

b)

ad hominem

c)

aphorism

d)

appeal to authority

8.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: the use of imagery, diction, or description to convey a particular attitude toward a person, thing, or idea.

a)

characterization

b)

euphemism

c)

aphorism

d)

hyperbole

9.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: a term that makes something seem more positive than it is.

a)

characterization

b)

euphemism

c)

aphorism

d)

hyperbole

10.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: deliberate exaggeration for persuasive effect.

a)

characterization

b)

euphemism

c)

aphorism

d)

hyperbole

11.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: a deliberate reversal of expectations in order to surprise a reader.

a)

aphorism

b)

euphemism

c)

parallelism

d)

irony

12.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an application of a word or phrase to something it doesn't literally apply to.

a)

aphorism

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

irony

13.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: the use of repeated grammatical form to emphasize a point.

a)

aphorism

b)

euphemism

c)

parallelism

d)

irony

14.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: the attribution of personal qualities to something that it not a person.

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

irony

15.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: a comparison using like or as.

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

irony

16.

Match the definition to the rhetorical device: encourages the reader to complete a point by suggesting that it is less significant than it obviously is.

a)

aphorism

b)

understatement

c)

parallelism

d)

irony