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Rhetorical Devices Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The art of persuasive speaking and writing is known as:

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

d)

Rhetoric

2.

An ethical appeal to establish credibility and trust.

Choose the rhetorical appeal that best fits the definition above.

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

d)

Rhetoric

3.

An appeal to logic and reason.

Choose the rhetorical appeal that best fits the definition above.

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

d)

Rhetoric

4.

An appeal to emotions.

Choose the rhetorical appeal that best fits the definition above.

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

d)

Rhetoric

5.
“As a dental hygienist, I’ve seen what infection can do. That’s why I strongly recommend flossing daily.”
a)
ethos
b)
logos
c)
pathos
6.

Repetition of sentence structure (example: In the dark, in the night, in the silence, the thief stole...)

a)

simile

b)

allusion

c)

parallelism

d)

alliteration

7.

An over-exaggeration used for emphasis or effect (example: There is enough food in this fridge to feed an army!)

a)

imagery

b)

allusion

c)

hyperbole

d)

anaphora

8.

A question that is not expected to be answered, used for effect or to emphasize an obvious point (example: Can birds fly? There's no point, is there? Is this a joke?)

a)

hyperbole

b)

literal question

c)

rhetorical question

d)

anaphora

9.

A brief indirect reference to a person, event, object, time period, literary work, etc. (example: Don't be such a Scrooge! The good Samaritan appeared on the scene. His smile is like kryptonite to me.)

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

aphorism

d)

anaphora

10.

A question that is not expected to be answered, used for effect or to emphasize an obvious point (example: Can birds fly? There's no point, is there? Is this a joke?)

a)

hyperbole

b)

literal question

c)

rhetorical question

d)

anaphora

11.

A comparison of two different things that uses the word "like" or "as" in the statement (example: He looks like a fish out of water.)

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

allusion

d)

alliteration

12.

A direct comparison of two different things without using the words "like" or "as" (example: Laughter is the music of the soul.)

a)

allusion

b)

imagery

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

13.

Repetition of sentence structure (example: In the dark, in the night, in the silence, the thief stole...)

a)

simile

b)

allusion

c)

parallelism

d)

alliteration

14.

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence, lines, or clauses (example: Silence, she said. Silence, she repeated. Silence! Finally yelled.)

a)

metaphor

b)

anaphora

c)

imagery

d)

antithesis

15.

You're being let go. Her father passed away.

The toddler told his mom that he needed to go potty.

These are examples of which rhetorical device?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Euphemism

16.

What is a technique that speakers/authors use to persuade their audience?

a)

rhetorical device

b)

figurative language

c)

literal language

d)

textual evidence

17.

What is the following an example of:


And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting

On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;

a)

Appeal to shared beliefs

b)

Analogy

c)

Repetition

d)

Personification

18.

The light danced on the water.

a)

Personification

b)

Parallelism

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor