Rhetorical Appeals and Devices
Quiz by Alicia Davenport
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Measure skills
from any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
With a free account, teachers can
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
36 questions
Show answers
- Q1Rhetoric/RhetoricalPersuasive argument30s
- Q2Logosan appeal to logic and reason. Provides data, evidence, and facts.45s
- Q3Pathosan appeal to emotion. Evokes an emotional response with the audience (joy, relief, guilt, fear)45s
- Q4Ethosan appeal to character, credibility, and expertise. Makes the audience believe they are trustworthy.45s
- Q5SimileA comparison of two unlike things using like or as45s
- Q6MetaphorA comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.45s
- Q7Personificationassigning human qualities to something that is not human45s
- Q8Rhetorical QuestionA question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer45s
- Q9AllusionA brief reference to a famous person or event—often from literature, history, Greek myth, or the Bible. Can help to simplify complex ideas.45s
- Q10HyperboleAn obvious and deliberate exaggeration (to emphasize something or for humorous purposes).45s
- Q11EuphemismA mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive45s
- Q12Repetitionthe repetition of words or phrases to build to a climax or add emphasis45s
- Q13Anaphorathe repetition of words at the beginning of a line45s
- Q14Epistrophethe repetition of words at the end of a line45s
- Q15ParallelismSuccessive words, phrases, clauses expressed with the same or very similar grammatical structure. Can add balance and rhythm and, most importantly, emphasis to argument.45s