WorksheetsRhetorical Devices - AP Lang
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following best defines ethos?
An appeal to emotion
An appeal to credibility or character
An appeal to logic or reason
An appeal to time and urgency
When a speaker uses statistics, data, or logical reasoning, which appeal are they relying on?
Pathos
Kairos
Ethos
Logos
Which appeal is at play when an author shares a personal story to make the audience feel compassion?
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
Diction
In SOAPSTone, the "O" stands for:
Occasion
Organization
Opinion
Objective
In SOAPSTone, "Speaker" refers to:
The person who literally delivers the speech
The persona or voice the author adopts for rhetorical effect
The audience who hears the text
The credibility of the writer
Which of the following is an example of parallelism?
"Like a lion, he roared with anger."
"The wind whispered through the trees."
"I came, I saw, I conquered."
"A piece of my heart was taken away."
Which rhetorical device is being used in this sentence: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields."
Rhetorical question
Anaphora
Hyperbole
Antithesis
Which rhetorical appeal is MOST directly engaged by this statement: "As a doctor with 20 years of experience, I can assure you this treatment is safe."
Pathos
Logos
Kairos
Ethos
SOAPSTone asks us to analyze "Audience." Which question best matches this category?
Who is the speaker trying to reach, and what values do they hold?
What historical moment influences the text?
What strategies are used to persuade?
What is the speaker’s credibility?
Which device is being used in this sentence:
"This policy will sink or swim depending on your vote."
Metaphor
Alliteration
Anaphora
Personification
What rhetorical appeal is most evident in this advertisement?
"If you don’t act now, our children will face a bleak future."
Logos
Ethos
Syntax
Pathos
Which of the following is an example of antithesis?
"The thunder grumbled angrily."
"Like father, like son."
"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
"She sells seashells by the seashore."
SOAPSTone’s "Purpose" asks the student to identify:
The intended emotional effect of the piece
The reason the speaker is writing or speaking
The historical context surrounding the text
The organizational structure of the piece
Which rhetorical device is used in this sentence: "The government has betrayed us — betrayed our families, betrayed our communities, betrayed our trust."
Anadiplosis
Anaphora
Metonymy
Polysyndeton
Which appeal is strongest in this example?
"The data shows a 67% increase in literacy rates after the program’s introduction."
Pathos
Ethos
Diction
Logos
