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Rhetorical Devices Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?)

a)

hyperbole

b)

literal question

c)

rhetorical question

d)

anaphora

2.

What is a technique that speakers/authors use to persuade their audience?

a)

rhetorical device

b)

figurative language

c)

literal language

d)

textual evidence

3.

The art of persuasive speaking and writing is known as:

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

d)

Rhetoric

4.

When a speaker tells a short story related to their topic or argument, they are using a(n)

a)

Anecdote

b)

Analogy

c)

Flattery

d)

Hyperbole

5.

“Absolute despotism” is an example of what rhetorical device?

a)

Parallelism

b)

Anaphora

c)

Charged words

d)

None of the above

6.

An ethical appeal to establish credibility and trust.

Choose the rhetorical appeal that best fits the definition above.

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

d)

Rhetoric

7.

An appeal to logic and reason.

Choose the rhetorical appeal that best fits the definition above.

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

d)

Rhetoric

8.

An appeal to emotions.

Choose the rhetorical appeal that best fits the definition above.

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

d)

Rhetoric

9.

Repetition of sentence structure (example: In the dark, in the night, in the silence, the thief stole...)

a)

simile

b)

allusion

c)

parallelism

d)

alliteration

10.

An over-exaggeration used for emphasis or effect (example: There is enough food in this fridge to feed an army!)

a)

imagery

b)

allusion

c)

hyperbole

d)

anaphora

11.

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.)

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

aphorism

d)

anaphora

12.

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.)

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

allusion

d)

alliteration

13.

A direct comparison of two different things without using the words "like" or "as" (example: Laughter is the music of the soul.)

a)

allusion

b)

imagery

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

14.

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.)

a)

metaphor

b)

anaphora

c)

imagery

d)

antithesis

15.

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?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Euphemism

16.

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;

a)

Appeal to shared beliefs

b)

Analogy

c)

Repetition

d)

Personification

17.

The light danced on the water.

a)

Personification

b)

Parallelism

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

18.

Rhetorical technique that gives objects human qualities.

The sun smiled happily down on us.

The clouds cried drops of rain.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

rhetorical question

19.

An appeal to emotions.

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

d)

Rhetoric

20.

Repetition of grammatical structure (example: In the dark, in the night, in the silence, the thief stole...)

a)

simile

b)

allusion

c)

parallelism

d)

anaphora

21.

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.)

a)

epistrophe

b)

allusion

c)

euphemism

d)

anaphora

22.

Which rhetorical device involves asking a question to make a point rather than to elicit an answer?

a)

A) Hyperbole

b)

B) Literal question

c)

C) Rhetorical question

d)

D) Anaphora

23.

What is the term for a rhetorical device that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

a)

A) Imagery

b)

B) Allusion

c)

C) Hyperbole

d)

D) Anaphora

24.

Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?

a)

A) Metaphor

b)

B) Anaphora

c)

C) Imagery

d)

D) Antithesis

25.

What is the rhetorical device that gives human qualities to non-human objects?

a)

A) Simile

b)

B) Metaphor

c)

C) Personification

d)

D) Rhetorical question