Rhetorical Devices Quiz

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