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WorksheetsRhetorical Devices Quiz
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 17mins
A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is called a:
Simile
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
The use of words that imitate sounds is called:
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Assonance
Cacophony
A rhetorical question is a question asked:
To get an answer.
To emphasize a point.
To confuse the reader.
To introduce a new topic.
What is the purpose of using ethos, pathos, and logos in writing?
To confuse the reader.
To make the writing more creative.
To persuade the audience.
To describe a scene in detail.
Ethos appeals to the audience's:
Emotions
Logic
Credibility
Imagination
Pathos appeals to the audience's:
Logic
Emotions
Credibility
Senses
Logos appeals to the audience's:
Emotions
Logic
Credibility
Senses
Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence from "Danger of a Single Story": "I've come to the conclusion that it is not just people who have stories but stories that have people."
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence from "Danger of a Single Story": "Stories can break down stereotypes and make us more compassionate."
Understatement
Hyperbole
Litotes
Irony
Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence from "Danger of a Single Story": "I would have loved that. I would have loved to see a Nigerian character who was not suffering."
Repetition
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence from "Danger of a Single Story": "So that is what I mean by power. Power is the ability to tell a story of another person."
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Jin Wang's internal struggle between his Chinese heritage and American identity. Identify the rhetorical device used in this scenario from 'American Born Chinese'.
Conflict
Symbolism
Irony
Alliteration
The depiction of stereotypes about Chinese people. Identify the rhetorical device used in this scenario from 'American Born Chinese'.
Satire
Irony
Symbolism
Metaphor
The use of panels to visually represent the story. Identify the rhetorical device used in this scenario from 'American Born Chinese'.
Imagery
Symbolism
Irony
Alliteration
The contrast between the real world and the mythological world. Identify the rhetorical device used in this scenario from 'American Born Chinese'.
Juxtaposition
Symbolism
Irony
Alliteration
Hyperbole is...
the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant.
a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.
breaking off discourse to address some absent, person, or thing, some abstract quality, or a nonexistent character.
What is the definition of 'ethos' in rhetoric?
pathos
emotional appeal
credibility or ethical appeal
logical appeal
What is the meaning of the term 'pathos' in rhetoric?
Use of logical appeal in rhetoric.
Use of ethical appeal in rhetoric.
Use of visual appeal in rhetoric.
Use of emotional appeal in rhetoric.
An ________ is a short personal story. This technique can be used persuasively by connecting the speaker with the audience.
Allusion
Anecdote
Alliteration
Anaphora
This is a technique that an author or speaker uses to influence or persuade an audience.
Logical Fallacy
Rhetorical Analysis
Rhetorical Device
Key Ideas
To repeat sounds, words or phrases.
alliteration
metaphor
repetition
Repetition of the sounds.
rhyme
line break
simile
lines
“The purpose of our direct-action program is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation. I therefore concur with you in your call for negotiation. Too long has our beloved Southland been bogged down in a tragic effort to live in monologue
rather than dialogue."
ethos
pathos
logos
________ is used to create imagery and express ideas non-literally.
Irony
Rhetorical Question
Connotation
Figurative Language
