Rhetorical Devices Practice Quiz
Name:__________________
Per.________
Directions:
Circle the letter of the option that matches the definition for each question below.
1. Giving an unloving or inhuman thing human characteristics
a. alliteration
b. personification
c. metaphor
d. humanizing
2. Creating a strong comparison between two things using like or as
a. metaphor
b. analogy
c. unity of effect
d. simile
c. allusion
d. Euphemism
3. To make a point by exaggerating
a. hyperbole
b. alliteration
4. Using a similar pattern of words or phrases to create emphasis
a. metonymy
b. repetition
c. anaphora
d. parallelism
c. personification
d. parallelism
c. rhetoric
d. diction
5. Using the same word or phrase over and over again
a. repetition
b. juxtaposition
6. To illustrate an idea or feeling by description
a. satire/parody
b. imagery/image
7. A inquiry designed to make a point, not because an answer is desired
a. allusion
b. hyperbole
c. rhetorical question d. synecdoche
8. To give authority to an idea by making an association with something the reader knows, such
as a famous literary work
a. apostrophe
b. antithesis
c. allusion
d. alliteration
9. Using several words near each other that start with the same sound
a. alliteration
b. antithesis
c. allusion
d. anecdote
10. A story told in order to give an example or make something real or more believable
a. allusion
b. anecdote
c. metonymy
d. alliteration
11. Using words to imitate the sound they denote
a. juxtaposition
b. alliteration
c. onomatopoeia
d. allusion
12. Style of speaking or writing based on the author’s choice of words
a. tone of voice
b. syntax
c. grammar
e. diction
13. An extended metaphor in which all parts of the story represent something else and create
multiple layers of meaning
a. alliteration
b. anecdote
c. allegory
d. analogy
14. A comparison between things which have similar features, often used to help explain a
Principle
a. analogy
b. allegory
c. anecdote
d. aphorism
15. A comparison of how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in another
a. simile
b. analogy
c. metaphor
d. euphemism
16. A short saying that embodies a general truth or observation
a. analogy
b. aphorism
c. allusion
d. euphemism
17. An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive
or too harsh
a. euphemism
b. juxtaposition
c. anecdote
d. metonymy
18. Using one object to represent or suggest something else
a. juxtaposition
b. symbolism
c. allusion
d. hyperbole
19. A contrast or opposition of thoughts, usually in two phrases, clauses or sentences
a. anecdote
b. aphorism
c. antithesis
d. allegory