Rhetorical Devices
Rhetorical Device Comparisons
Novels
SAT Vocab
Sentence Patterns
100
A literary style used to ridicule an idea, vice, or weakness.
What is satire?
100
Given the two different items, determine the rhetorical devices used in each item. Hint: They are commonly confused for each other. http://pointofview.bluehighways.com/images/RichmondPoliticalCartoonAA.jpg http://www.harrypotterfanzone.com/assets/spoof1.gif
What is a)satire and b)parody?
100
A symbol for the green light in the Great Gatsby.
What is hope, love and desire?
100
Choose the correct definition for the given word: tangential a) barely touching b) divergent c) unaffected d) perpendicular e) convergent
What is divergent?
100
Choose one of the following sentence patterns that matches the sentence: "Clearly, the boys have landed on an island similar to the Garden of Eden". a)open with adverb b)open with prepositional phrase c)use parallel structure d)open with adverbial clause e)open with adjective
What is opening with an adverb?
200
A brief story told by a character in literature.
What is anecdote?
200
Given the two different items, determine the rhetorical devices used in each item. Hint: They are commonly confused for each other. a) It seems she hangs up on the cheek of night, As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear. (Romeo and Juliet) b) If you can look into the seeds of time, And saw which grain will grow and which will not, Speak then to me...(Macbeth)
What is a)simile and b)metaphor?
200
The time period that the Great Gatsby takes place in.
What is the 1920s?
200
Choose the correct definition for the given word : variegated a) well protected b) indistinguishable c) verified d) diversified e) interesting
What is diversified?
200
Choose one of the following sentence patterns that matches the sentence: "In the 1930's leftists lived in constant fear of the so-called White Terror imposed by the Nationalist secret police". a)open with adverb b)use strong active verbs c)open with adverbial clause d)use apposition e)open with prepositional phrase
What is opening with a prepositional phrase?
300
A repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds.
What is assonance?
300
Given the two different items, determine the rhetorical devices used in each item. Hint: They are commonly confused for each other. a) Recent studies have show that being ignored induces the same feeling as being physically hurt. b) Children whose parents ignore them often cause them to feel lonely, trouble, and depressed.
What is a)ethos and b)pathos?
300
The author of the Crucible.
Who is Arthur Miller?
300
Choose the correct definition for the given word : repudiate a) to reject b) to work against c) to prove d) to undermine e) to accept
What is to reject?
300
Choose one of the following sentence patterns that matches the sentence: "George Eliot, a 19th century novelist, wrote with sympathy, wisdom, and realism about English country people about small towns". a)sentence in which the verb preceeds subject b)compound sentence, with semicolon, no conjunction c)use strong active verbs d)use apposition e)none of the above
What is apposition?
400
A substitution of a less direct expression for a blunt one.
What is euphemism?
400
Given the two different items, determine the rhetorical devices used in each item. Hint: They are commonly confused for each other. a)Nobody goes to that restaurant because it is too crowded. b)The minor crisis clearly confused the paid volunteer.
What is a)paradox and b)oxymoron?
400
An event that the Crucible was inspired by.
What is the Salem Witch Trials?
400
Choose the correct definition for the given word: corroborate a) to fight b) to compare c) to contrast d) to work well with others e) to validate
What is to validate?
400
Choose one of the following sentence patterns that matches the sentence: "Exact in her portrayal of the Mexican-American, Cisneros educates the reading public about the anguish of the disenfranchised". a)use strong active verbs b)open with adjective phrase c)open with adverbial clause d)sentence in which verb preceeds subject e) all of the above
What is opening with an adjective phrase?
500
A narrative form in which the characters and actions have meanings outside themselves; characters are usually personifications of abstract qualities.
What is allegory?
500
Given the two different items, determine the rhetorical devices used in each item. Hint: They are commonly confused for each other. a) The Wizard of Oz (Hint: What was the symbolism?) b) The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Hint: What did you learn?)
What is a)allegory and b)parable?
500
A book that we read in class that contributed to the death of John Lennon.
What is Catcher in the Rye?
500
Choose the correct definition for the given word: epitome a) climax b) health c) embodiment d) power e) resolution
What is climax?
500
Identify 3 different sentence patterns and/or sentence types in the following sentence: "Closer and closer the father duck,the head of the family of the ducks, the mother duck, and the little ducklings floated toward the intensely watching little girl."
What are: compound-complex sentence, parallel structure, and apposition?
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