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Rhetorical Devices
Test Description: A test created to aid in the learning of AP Language and Composition rhetorical devices.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Allegory
A
historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical reference Ex. Plan ahead: it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
B
a statement essentially arguable but used as a primary point to support or prove an argument
C
perspective or tone of the writer he adopts in a certain work
D
using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction; also the literal meaning
2) Alliteration
A
repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are in close proximity to each other
B
work together to persuade an audience to accept a claim; ethos (authority), pathos (emotion), logos (logic)
C
perspective or tone of the writer he adopts in a certain work
D
the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences
3) Allusion
A
a piece that is spoken after someone passes away
B
historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical reference
C
a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died
D
an inscription or written tribute in memory of a person on a tombstone or in a piece of literature
4) Anaphora
A
the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas
B
the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences
C
the feelings created in the reader of a text
D
a figure of speech in which a statement appears to contradict itself but is actually true
5) Anaphora
A
two unlike terms are compared using like or as
B
a comical piece of writing which makes fun of an individual or a society to expose its stupidity and shortcomings
C
the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences
D
a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not elicit a reply
6) Antithesis
A
a word, usually a verb or an adjective, applies to more than one noun, blending together grammatically and logically differen
B
uthor's attitude toward the subject
C
the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas
D
the distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or of a narrator in a text
7) Anecdote
A
a short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event; most frequently refers to an incident in life
B
reversing the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases
C
to compare is to emphasize similarities; to contrast is to emphasize differences
D
refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase
8) Aphorism
A
the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt
B
obvious and intentional exaggeration
C
comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem
D
a brief statement of know authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle
9) Apostrophe
A
a type of reasoning which goes from general to specific
B
language used by the people of a specific area, class, district or any other group of people
C
when a character in a literary work speaks to an object, an idea, or someone who doesn't exist as if it is a living person
D
word choice in regard to correctness, clearness, and/ or effectiveness
10) Appeals to authority, emotion, or logic
A
reversing the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases
B
the omission of conjunctions
C
perspective or tone of the writer he adopts in a certain work
D
work together to persuade an audience to accept a claim
11) Assonance
A
when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds
B
the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt
C
The purpose of exposition is to explain something. In drama, the exposition is the introductory material; creates the tone
D
an inscription or written tribute in memory of a person on a tombstone or in a piece of literature
12) Asyndeton
A
a type of reasoning which goes from general to specific
B
perspective or tone of the writer he adopts in a certain work
C
the omission of conjunctions
D
word choice in regard to correctness, clearness, and/ or effectiveness
13) Attitude
A
one object or idea really stands for another related object
B
the feelings created in the reader of a text
C
perspective or tone of the writer he adopts in a certain work
D
two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect
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