Rhetorical And Literary Terms Quiz
For those of you who would like to know more about and all things rhetorical and literary terms then this is the quiz for you. If you are prepared to test your knowledge try it out. All the best and enjoy.
- 1.4.) Construct a sentence using alliteration.
- 2.5.) Identify the use(s) of allusion in this excerpt from Hamlet: Look here, upon this picture, and on this, The counterfeit presentment of two brothers. See, what a grace was seated on this brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill;
- 3.8.) Construct a complete sentence using assonance.
- 4.16- 17.)Construct a valid and non-valid syllogism.
- 5.18-20.)I. We Want WilkieII. Tippecanoe and Tyler, TooII. Change We Can BelieveWhat rhetorical device do these examples share? Select one example that does not belong with the other two and name the rhetorical device it does not share.
- 6.22-24.)During the annual Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner this week, Bush presented a slide show of quirky photographs from inside the White House. In one, the president is looking under furniture in the Oval Office. "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere," Bush joked. "Nope, no weapons over there ... maybe under here?"-Excerpt courtesy of CNNName rhetorical device(s) that Bush employed. (at least 3)
- 7.27.) List a euphemism for each of the following:a. Overweightb. Fail a gradec. Fired from a job
- 8.34.) Write a hyperbole abouta) how hungry you areb) how tired you arec) how excited you are
- 9.38.) Write an unnecessarily lose/non-periodic sentence.
- 10.39.) Write a metonym for each of the following: a. Royalty b. Food c. Language
- 11.41.) Come up with 5 oxymorons.
- 12.1.) Which of the following pairs of terms elicit the same connotation?
- A.
Shrewd and perceptive
- B.
Strong-willed and pig-headed
- C.
Furious and outraged
- D.
Thin and gaunt
- 13.3.) Which is not Ad populum?
- A.
That man is uneducated, so he can’t be right
- B.
60 million Elvis fans can’t be wrong
- C.
Clearly he was guilty, 11 of the 12 jurors voted to convict him
- D.
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- 14.6.) Which is not an example of antithesis?
- A.
"Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful."
- B.
“Too black for heaven, and yet too white for hell.”
- C.
"Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more."
- D.
“If I have seen further it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
- 15.7.) “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be” is one of Kurt Vonnegut’s famous __________.
- 16.9-10.) In the following dialogue, Thomas uses __________ in an attempt to dismantle James’ _________. James: “The strength of the economy comes from small and midsize businesses in the private sector. In the past 3 years they’ve downsized considerably. We need to help them before the economy gets worse than it already is!” Thomas: “What do you know; you can’t even get a job.”
- 17.11.) Which isn't an example of apostrophe?
- A.
"Hello darkness, my old friend. I've come to talk with you again"
- B.
"Then come, sweet death, and rid me of this grief."
- C.
"Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art"
- D.
All of the above
- 18.12.) “Murdering is wrong because it was determined to be immoral hundreds of years ago” is an example of __________
- 19.13.) video * Watch the following clip. Which of the following rhetorical device(s) is/are found below?I. SloganII. Ad PopulumIII. SynecdocheIV. RepetitionV. Metonymy
- A.
I and IV only
- B.
I, II, and IV only
- C.
I, II, III, and IV only
- D.
I, II, IV, and V only
- E.
All of the above
- 20.14.) To present a graph without scales or labels on the axes is an example of ___________?
- 21.15.) video Which of the following rhetorical device(s) is/are present in this clip?
- A.
Slippery slope
- B.
Parallelism
- C.
Euphemism
- D.
Allusion
- E.
Refutation
- 22.21.) * Which of the following rhetorical device(s) is/are present in this clip? I. ParallelismII. PersonificationIII. RepetitionIV. Paradox
- A.
I and II only
- B.
III and IV only
- C.
I, II, and III only
- D.
I, III, and IV only
- E.
All of the above
- 23.25.) Which of the following examples does NOT have personification?
- A.
Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me;
- B.
The wagon groaned under the weight of our bodies
- C.
THE SOUL selects her own society, Then shuts the door;
- D.
None of the above
- 24.26.) " If we don't cut down on carbon dioxide emmisions, then polar bears will disappear."This is an example of _________?
- 25.28.)This man is guilty of ____________ (one word).
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