WorksheetsRhetorical Devices
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 20mins
__________________ means: two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.
apposition
antimetabole
parallelism
antithesis
_____________ means: repetition of one or more words at the END of successive phrases or clauses
anaphora
epistrophe
anthimeria
apposition
What rhetorical device is used in the following quote:
"We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne..."
antithesis
parallelism
apposition
epistrophe
Any attempt to appeal to the intellect. Facts and statistics.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
“I have a dream that four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their character” (King 5).
This is an example of what rhetorical technique?
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
"big. beefy. bliss." is which device?
slogan
alliteration
asterismos
simile
The use of "All" at the beginning of each phrase is an example of which device?
Alliteration
Anaphora
Anecdote
Eutrepismus
I remember learning how to swim. I took lessons at the community pool in the town where I grew up. One of the lifeguards, Ms. Jen, really helped me get comfortable with holding my breath. She'd play this bobbing game with us that had a fun song to go along with it. Whenever I get in a pool, I still sing that song in my head.
This is an example of what device?
Anecdote
Simile
Metaphor
Call to Action
Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
When Harry Met Sally
2001, A Space Odyssey
It Happened One Night
Sleepless in Seatle
I'm sorry, the position of annoying talking animal has already been taken.
Up
Shrek 2
Shrek
Frozen
There' no crying in baseball.
42
Pride of the Yankees
The Natural
A League of their Own
"Pull the lever, Kronk."
Treasure Planet
Lilo and Stitch
Chicken Little
The Emperor's New Groove
Big Hero 6
"Ohana means family. "Family" means nobody gets left behind or forgotten."
The Jungle Book
Lilo and Stitch
The Lion King
Moana
Tarzan
"Listen. For a thousand years, I've only been thinking about keepin' this hair silky, getting my hook, and being awesome, again."
The Little Mermaid
The Incredibles
Tarzan
Hercules
Moana
"They just can't get my nose right!"
Tangled
The Incredibles
Aladdin
Frozen
The Nightmare Before Christmas
