WorksheetsSAT Prep Rhetorical Devices
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Match the definition to the rhetorical device: An attack "on the person" rather than on his or her ideas or reasoning.
allusion
ad hominem
analogy
anecdote
Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an illustrative story.
allusion
ad hominem
analogy
anecdote
Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an implicit reference to something.
allusion
ad hominem
analogy
anecdote
Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an illustrative comparison between things that have a similar function or structure.
allusion
ad hominem
analogy
anecdote
Match the definition to the rhetorical device: a widely accepted truth.
allusion
ad hominem
aphorism
anecdote
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
appeal to emotion
ad hominem
aphorism
appeal to authority
Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an attempt to persuade the reader through an emotionally charged anecdote or allusion.
appeal to emotion
ad hominem
aphorism
appeal to authority
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.
characterization
euphemism
aphorism
hyperbole
Match the definition to the rhetorical device: a term that makes something seem more positive than it is.
characterization
euphemism
aphorism
hyperbole
Match the definition to the rhetorical device: deliberate exaggeration for persuasive effect.
characterization
euphemism
aphorism
hyperbole
Match the definition to the rhetorical device: a deliberate reversal of expectations in order to surprise a reader.
aphorism
euphemism
parallelism
irony
Match the definition to the rhetorical device: an application of a word or phrase to something it doesn't literally apply to.
aphorism
simile
metaphor
irony
Match the definition to the rhetorical device: the use of repeated grammatical form to emphasize a point.
aphorism
euphemism
parallelism
irony
Match the definition to the rhetorical device: the attribution of personal qualities to something that it not a person.
personification
simile
metaphor
irony
Match the definition to the rhetorical device: a comparison using like or as.
personification
simile
metaphor
irony
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.
aphorism
understatement
parallelism
irony
