WorksheetsRhetorical & Literary Devices Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The art of persuasion using literary devices through speeches, media, or argumentation is called...
Alliteration
Meter
Fallacy
Rhetoric
Parallelism
When someone makes a literary, pop culture, musical, or other reference in a text/saying, it is called a(n)...
Allusion
Syllogism
Paradox
Illusion
Onomatopoeia
Which of the following is NOT an instance where rhetoric can be used?
Speeches
Legal Arguments
Films
Commercials and Ads
Argumentation
Kairos is a rhetorical appeal for timeliness, nostalgia, and what?
Occasion
Emotion
Logic
Trustworthiness
Ethics
"The trees grasped the poor flying leaf with its claws" is an example of...
Metaphor
Personification
Satire
Fable
Allegory
Word choice that sets the mood is called...
Tone
Syntax
Iambic Pantameter
Rhythm
Diction
"It's time to take out the trash" is an example of a(n)
Rhyme Scheme
Ethos
Genre
Analogy
Metaphor
"It's like being a kid in a candy store" is an example of...
Folklore
Analogy
Tone
Sonnet
Metaphor
An exaggeration used to prove a point is called...
Semiotics
Pun
Hyperbole
Dichotomy
Appeal
"The drink is coming soon because the lemon aide isn't here yet" is called wordplay. What is another name for this?
Semantics
A play on words
Hyperbole
Dad joke
Pun
Changing "the boy looked at the girl" to "the boy's longing gaze at the girl was not reciprocated" is an example of...
Diction
Oxymoron
Irony
Syntax
Tone
The overall feeling, or atmosphere, of a text often created by the author's use of imagery and word choice is called...
Mood
Euphemism
Tone
Repitition
Antithesis
The attitude of a writer toward a subject is called...
Active Voice
Tone
Motif
Juxtaposition
Parallel Structure
"There are internal and external factors at play here..." is an example of...
Myth
Exposition
Fallacy
Dichotomy
Epic
A commercial that is showcasing the St. Jude's Foundation by playing sad music and showing sick kids is an example of which type of appeal?
Pathos
Los Dos
Logos
Kairos
Ethos
