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Rhetorical Devices

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
ANALOGY
a)
Compares two different things that have similar characteristics
b)
using an adjective or an adjective phrase to describe a noun
c)
An exaggeration
d)
A two-word paradox
2.
ANAPHORA
a)
makes a connection between two things
b)
uses words or phrases with similar structure
c)
repeats a word or phrase in successive phrases
d)
words that imitate the sound they describe
3.
HYPERBOLE
a)
The recurrence of initial consonant sounds
b)
repeating words or phrases in reverse order
c)
makes an idea seem less important than it really is
d)
An exaggeration
4.
SIMILE
a)
A comparison that does not use like or as
b)
A comparison that uses like or as
c)
Pairing a compliment and a criticism to lessen the impact
d)
Connecting two things
5.
ANTITHESIS
a)
Makes a connection between two things
b)
A comparison that does not use like or as
c)
Compares two different things that have some similar characteristics
d)
A two-word paradox
6.
UNDERSTATEMENT
a)
An exaggeration
b)
Making an idea seem less important than it really is
c)
Repeating initial consonant sounds
d)
Using a word with an opposite meaning
7.
ALLUSION
a)
A reference to a literary work, event, or person
b)
Making connections between two things
c)
Using a word that has an opposite meaning
d)
Repeats a word or phrase in successive phrases
8.
PARALLELISM
a)
Using words or phrases with similar structure
b)
Using words that imitate the sounds they describe
c)
Makes an idea seem less important than it really is
d)
Words or phrases that repeat in reverse order
9.

__________________ means: two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.

a)

apposition

b)

antimetabole

c)

parallelism

d)

antithesis

10.

_____________ means: repetition of one or more words at the END of successive phrases or clauses

a)

anaphora

b)

epistrophe

c)

anthimeria

d)

apposition

11.

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..."

a)

antithesis

b)

parallelism

c)

apposition

d)

epistrophe

12.

Any attempt to appeal to the intellect. Facts and statistics.

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

13.

“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?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

14.

"big. beefy. bliss." is which device?

a)

slogan

b)

alliteration

c)

asterismos

d)

simile

15.

The use of "All" at the beginning of each phrase is an example of which device?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Anaphora

c)

Anecdote

d)

Eutrepismus

16.

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?

a)

Anecdote

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Call to Action

17.

Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

a)

When Harry Met Sally

b)

2001, A Space Odyssey

c)

It Happened One Night

d)

Sleepless in Seatle

18.

I'm sorry, the position of annoying talking animal has already been taken.

a)

Up

b)

Shrek 2

c)

Shrek

d)

Frozen

19.

There' no crying in baseball.

a)

42

b)

Pride of the Yankees

c)

The Natural

d)

A League of their Own

20.
This is my house, I have to defend it."
a)
Elf
b)
Frosty
c)
Rudolph
d)
Home Alone
21.
"Attacked by Christmas toys? That's Strange, that's the second toy complaint we've had."
a)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
b)
Frosty the Snowman
c)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
d)
Scrooged
22.

"Pull the lever, Kronk."

a)

Treasure Planet

b)

Lilo and Stitch

c)

Chicken Little

d)

The Emperor's New Groove

e)

Big Hero 6

23.

"Ohana means family. "Family" means nobody gets left behind or forgotten."

a)

The Jungle Book

b)

Lilo and Stitch

c)

The Lion King

d)

Moana

e)

Tarzan

24.

"Listen. For a thousand years, I've only been thinking about keepin' this hair silky, getting my hook, and being awesome, again."

a)

The Little Mermaid

b)

The Incredibles

c)

Tarzan

d)

Hercules

e)

Moana

25.

"They just can't get my nose right!"

a)

Tangled

b)

The Incredibles

c)

Aladdin

d)

Frozen

e)

The Nightmare Before Christmas