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Rhetorical & Literary Devices Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The art of persuasion using literary devices through speeches, media, or argumentation is called...

a)

Alliteration

b)

Meter

c)

Fallacy

d)

Rhetoric

e)

Parallelism

2.

When someone makes a literary, pop culture, musical, or other reference in a text/saying, it is called a(n)...

a)

Allusion

b)

Syllogism

c)

Paradox

d)

Illusion

e)

Onomatopoeia

3.

Which of the following is NOT an instance where rhetoric can be used?

a)

Speeches

b)

Legal Arguments

c)

Films

d)

Commercials and Ads

e)

Argumentation

4.

Kairos is a rhetorical appeal for timeliness, nostalgia, and what?

a)

Occasion

b)

Emotion

c)

Logic

d)

Trustworthiness

e)

Ethics

5.

"The trees grasped the poor flying leaf with its claws" is an example of...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Satire

d)

Fable

e)

Allegory

6.

Word choice that sets the mood is called...

a)

Tone

b)

Syntax

c)

Iambic Pantameter

d)

Rhythm

e)

Diction

7.

"It's time to take out the trash" is an example of a(n)

a)

Rhyme Scheme

b)

Ethos

c)

Genre

d)

Analogy

e)

Metaphor

8.

"It's like being a kid in a candy store" is an example of...

a)

Folklore

b)

Analogy

c)

Tone

d)

Sonnet

e)

Metaphor

9.

An exaggeration used to prove a point is called...

a)

Semiotics

b)

Pun

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Dichotomy

e)

Appeal

10.

"The drink is coming soon because the lemon aide isn't here yet" is called wordplay. What is another name for this?

a)

Semantics

b)

A play on words

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Dad joke

e)

Pun

11.

Changing "the boy looked at the girl" to "the boy's longing gaze at the girl was not reciprocated" is an example of...

a)

Diction

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Irony

d)

Syntax

e)

Tone

12.

The overall feeling, or atmosphere, of a text often created by the author's use of imagery and word choice is called...

a)

Mood

b)

Euphemism

c)

Tone

d)

Repitition

e)

Antithesis

13.

The attitude of a writer toward a subject is called...

a)

Active Voice

b)

Tone

c)

Motif

d)

Juxtaposition

e)

Parallel Structure

14.

"There are internal and external factors at play here..." is an example of...

a)

Myth

b)

Exposition

c)

Fallacy

d)

Dichotomy

e)

Epic

15.

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?

a)

Pathos

b)

Los Dos

c)

Logos

d)

Kairos

e)

Ethos