WorksheetsRhetorical Devices Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
A question that is not expected to be answered, used for effect or to emphasize an obvious point (example: Can birds fly? There's no point, is there? Is this a joke?)
hyperbole
literal question
rhetorical question
anaphora
What is a technique that speakers/authors use to persuade their audience?
rhetorical device
figurative language
literal language
textual evidence
The art of persuasive speaking and writing is known as:
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
Rhetoric
When a speaker tells a short story related to their topic or argument, they are using a(n)
Anecdote
Analogy
Flattery
Hyperbole
“Absolute despotism” is an example of what rhetorical device?
Parallelism
Anaphora
Charged words
None of the above
An ethical appeal to establish credibility and trust.
Choose the rhetorical appeal that best fits the definition above.
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
Rhetoric
An appeal to logic and reason.
Choose the rhetorical appeal that best fits the definition above.
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
Rhetoric
An appeal to emotions.
Choose the rhetorical appeal that best fits the definition above.
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
Rhetoric
Repetition of sentence structure (example: In the dark, in the night, in the silence, the thief stole...)
simile
allusion
parallelism
alliteration
An over-exaggeration used for emphasis or effect (example: There is enough food in this fridge to feed an army!)
imagery
allusion
hyperbole
anaphora
A brief indirect reference to a person, event, object, time period, literary work, etc. (example: Don't be such a Scrooge! The good Samaritan appeared on the scene. His smile is like kryptonite to me.)
alliteration
allusion
aphorism
anaphora
A comparison of two different things that uses the word "like" or "as" in the statement (example: He looks like a fish out of water.)
simile
metaphor
allusion
alliteration
A direct comparison of two different things without using the words "like" or "as" (example: Laughter is the music of the soul.)
allusion
imagery
simile
metaphor
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence, lines, or clauses (example: Silence, she said. Silence, she repeated. Silence! Finally yelled.)
metaphor
anaphora
imagery
antithesis
You're being let go. Her father passed away.
The toddler told his mom that he needed to go potty.
These are examples of which rhetorical device?
Metaphor
Simile
Verbal Irony
Euphemism
What is the following an example of:
And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
Appeal to shared beliefs
Analogy
Repetition
Personification
The light danced on the water.
Personification
Parallelism
Simile
Metaphor
Rhetorical technique that gives objects human qualities.
The sun smiled happily down on us.
The clouds cried drops of rain.
simile
metaphor
personification
rhetorical question
An appeal to emotions.
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
Rhetoric
Repetition of grammatical structure (example: In the dark, in the night, in the silence, the thief stole...)
simile
allusion
parallelism
anaphora
A brief reference to a person, event, object, time period, literary work, etc. (example: Don't be such a Scrooge! The good Samaritan appeared on the scene. His smile is like kryptonite to me.)
epistrophe
allusion
euphemism
anaphora
Which rhetorical device involves asking a question to make a point rather than to elicit an answer?
A) Hyperbole
B) Literal question
C) Rhetorical question
D) Anaphora
What is the term for a rhetorical device that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect?
A) Imagery
B) Allusion
C) Hyperbole
D) Anaphora
Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?
A) Metaphor
B) Anaphora
C) Imagery
D) Antithesis
What is the rhetorical device that gives human qualities to non-human objects?
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Rhetorical question
