Evaluating Rhetorical Devices in Writing
ACT
SAT
semicolons, colons, and dashes
100

Repeated Words

Alliteration

100

What is the max score for this test

36

100

What is the SAT for ?

To apply to different colleges

100

can only be used if a period can be used

Semicolon

200

words that imitate sounds

onomatopoeia
200

Does this test have a science section

Yes

200

What subjects does the SAT have ??

Math, Reading, and writing 

200

must be on the right side of a Semicolon

Independent Clause

300

say one thing but actually mean something else

Irony

300

True or False- ACT is not all multiple choice

False, it is all multiple choice

 

300

Does the SAT come with the same concept as the ACT ?

Yes it does 

300

Can do whatever on the right side of a colon except for a

Dependent Clause

400

words that seem to contradict themselves but actually express a deep meaning.

paradox

400

What is the most important thing on the ACT

The Timing

400

How many sections are there in the SAT test ?

There's only 2 sections 

400

These tend to interrupt and emphasize a sentence

Dashes

500

leaves a sentence unfinished

aposiopesis

500

How many passages are in the test

4

500

How long does the test last without the essay?

just 3 hours 

500

There must be a independent clause on the left side of this

colon

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