Rhetorical Device Quiz #2

Question 1

word choice

Answer 1

diction

Question 2

ethics of a person

Answer 2

ethos

Question 3

going beyond literal meaning to achieve a literary effect

Answer 3

figurative language

Question 4

Exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis

Answer 4

hyperbole

Question 5

vivid use of language that evokes a reader’s senses

Answer 5

imagery

Question 6

a contradiction between what is said and what is meant

Answer 6

irony

Question 7

Placement of two things side by side for emphasis

Answer 7

juxtaposition

Question 8

appeal to logic

Answer 8

logos

Question 9

a direct comparison

Answer 9

metaphor

Question 10

the cause of writing

Answer 10

occasion

Question 11

a figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms

Answer 11

oxymoron

Question 12

a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true

Answer 12

paradox

Question 13

A piece that imitates and exaggerates the prominent feature of another used for comic effect or ridicule

Answer 13

parody

Question 14

appeal to emotion

Answer 14

pathos

Question 15

the speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing

Answer 15

persona