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This 2018 AP quiz on Literary & Rhetorical Devices tests knowledge of metaphors, aphorisms, parallelism, imagery, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia. It enhances understanding of key rhetorical devices, crucial for advanced proficiency...

Questions: 40  |  Attempts: 230   |  Last updated: Mar 20, 2023
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    Choose which one is a metaphor.
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Choose the correct technique or device after each example.  Note that this is not a quiz; it is intended as a tool to acquire and identify rhetorical terms, so take notes.

Questions: 20  |  Attempts: 155   |  Last updated: Mar 20, 2023
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    These devices were calculated to stir his audience into a rational hysteria.
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There are four categories of rhetorical devices used to persuade you to accept someone's point of view or help change your mind. Do you know what they are, and do you think you can pass this quiz? Perhaps it will benefit...

Questions: 20  |  Attempts: 622   |  Last updated: Mar 17, 2025
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    When I am the nominee, I will offer a clear choice. John McCain won't be able to say that I ever supported this war in Iraq because I opposed it from the beginning. Senator McCain said the other day that we might be mired for a hundred years in Iraq, which is reason enough to not give him four years in the White House. If we had chosen a different path, the right path, we could have finished the job in Afghanistan, and put more resources into the fight against bin Laden; and instead of spending hundreds of billions of dollars in Baghdad, we could have put that money into our schools and hospitals, our road and bridges – and that's what the American people need us to do right now. 
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Do you know about hyperbole and understatement in figurative language? How are these two rhetorical devices interlinked with each other? This trivia quiz will check your knowledge about the same. Hyperbole and understatement are...

Questions: 10  |  Attempts: 2385   |  Last updated: Jan 30, 2025
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    Which of the following are examples of hyperboles? I. He's 500 years old. II. I told him a million times not to do that. III. I waited in line for centuries. IV. He is as big as a cow.
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Explore the world of figures of speech with our 'Figure Of Speech Quiz.' Figures of speech are captivating linguistic devices that add depth and nuance to language, departing from literal meanings to create vivid...

Questions: 20  |  Attempts: 301447   |  Last updated: Jan 23, 2025
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    Which figure of speech has been used here? He was as brave as a lion.
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