Rhetorical Terms Quiz

Allusion

• multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional

• a comparison between two different things

• a direct or indirect reference to something commonly known

Ambiguity

• multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional

• comparison between two different things

• direct or indirect reference to something commonly known

A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. A(n) _________ can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar.

• Allusion

• Ambiguity

• Analogy

• Metaphor

What is the meaning associated with a word?

• caricature

• clause

• colloquialism

• connotation

What is the use of slang or informalities in speech or writing?

• caricature

• clause

• colloquialism

• connotation

What is a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb?

• caricature

• clause

• colloquialism

• connotation

What is the situation (reason) that has prompted an author, speaker, etc. to write or speak?

• denotation

• exigence

• figure of speech

• diction

What is the literal meaning of a word?

• denotation

• exigence

• figure of speech

• diction

The art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively

• syntax

• diction

• rhetoric

• narrative

The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work

• tone

• mood

• narrative