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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of which rhetorical device?
“We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender.”EpistropheHyperboleAnaphoraPersonification - 2. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of what kind of rhetorical device?
"Strong in the force, you are." Yoda, Star WarsHyperboleAnastropheAntithesisApostrophe - 3. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of what kind of rhetorical device?
Money is the root of all evils: poverty is the fruit of all goodness.EpistropheHyperboleAnastropheAntithesis - 4. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of what kind of literary device?
“The big sycamore by the creek was gone. The willow tangle was gone. The little enclave of untrodden bluegrass was gone. The clump of dogwood on the little rise across the creek–now that, too, was gone….”HyperboleEpistropheApostropheAnastrophe - 5. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of what kind of rhetorical device?
I was so embarrassed, I almost died right there in front of everyone!AnaphoraHyperboleOxymoronAntithesis - 6. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of which kind of rhetorical device?
How many people die from lung cancer each year? About 157,423 people die from lung cancer each year.Rhetorical questionOxymoronHypophoraIrony - 7. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of which type of rhetorical device?
There are roaches infesting the office of a pest control service.PersonificationJuxtapositionIronyParadox - 8. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of which rhetorical device?
All’s fair in love and war.MetaphorPunRhetorical questionJuxtaposition - 9. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of which kind of rhetorical device?
Anger is a monster waiting to devour happiness.SimileMetaphorOxymoronHyperbole - 10. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of which rhetorical device?
Bill is a cheerful pessimist.IronyOxymoronParadoxMetaphor - 11. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of which rhetorical device?
Sometimes paddling upstream is smoother than flowing with the current.IronyParadoxHyperbolePun - 12. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of which rhetorical device?
The fog crept through doorways and keyholes.IronyMetaphorSimilePersonification - 13. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of which rhetorical device?
The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop them a line.PersonificationPunRhetorical questionMetaphor - 14. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of which kind of rhetorical device?
Jack is like a squirrelMetaphorSimileJuxtapositionOxymoron - 15. Multiple ChoiceThe following the an example of which type of rhetorical device?
How does that make you feel?Rhetorical QuestionPersonificationHypophoraParadox - 16. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of which kind of rhetorical device?
The team won the game hands down.HyperboleSynecdocheSimileMetaphor - 17. Multiple ChoiceThe following is an example of what kind of rhetorical device?
All birds have two legs and wings. A dove is a bird. A dove has two legs and wings.JuxtapositionSynecdocheMetaphorSyllogism - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags