Rhetorical Devices Quiz

What is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses called?

• Epistrophe

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

• Chiasmus

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• Anaphora

• Epistrophe

• Assonance

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the term for the repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely placed words?

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Alliteration

• Euphony

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which rhetorical device involves contrasting ideas placed in parallel structure?

• Antithesis

• Parallelism

• Chiasmus

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What is the omission of conjunctions for a rapid, concise effect called?

• Polysyndeton

• Asyndeton

• Parenthesis

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which term describes the excessive use of conjunctions for emphasis or rhythm?

• Asyndeton

• Polysyndeton

• Chiasmus

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the use of harmonious, pleasing sounds, usually vowels and soft consonants, called?

• Cacophony

• Euphony

• Consonance

• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which rhetorical device is a direct comparison using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the term for giving human characteristics to nonhuman things?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which rhetorical device involves extreme exaggeration for emphasis?

• Understatement

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A