Analyzing Literary Techniques and Rhetorical Devices in Various Texts Quiz

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#1

Which literary device is used in the following sentence: 'The darkness engulfed him like a thick blanket'?

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
#2

In literature, what does foreshadowing refer to?

Hints or clues about future events
Description of setting
Character's internal thoughts
Flashback sequences
#3

Which literary device is exemplified in the phrase: 'Time flew by as they danced through the night'?

Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
#4

What is the term for the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity?

Assonance
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Consonance
#5

Which literary device is employed in the following phrase: 'The leaves whispered secrets as the wind danced through the trees'?

Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
#6

What is the term for a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance?

Simile
Metaphor
Allusion
Hyperbole
#7

What literary technique is employed in the sentence: 'The river whispered secrets to the trees'?

Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Simile
#8

Identify the rhetorical device used in the phrase: 'Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.'

Anaphora
Paradox
Metonymy
Parallelism
#9

In rhetorical analysis, what is ethos concerned with?

Appealing to emotions
Establishing credibility or authority
Employing logic and reasoning
Creating vivid imagery
#10

What literary term describes a situation where the audience knows more than the characters in the story?

Oxymoron
Dramatic irony
Catharsis
Symbolism
#11

Which rhetorical device involves a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement?

Irony
Hyperbole
Litotes
Metonymy
#12

In literature, what does the term 'verisimilitude' refer to?

The use of vivid imagery
The portrayal of realistic elements
The resolution of conflict
The structure of the plot
#13

In literature, what does the 'unreliable narrator' refer to?

A narrator who intentionally lies to the reader
A narrator whose credibility is questionable
A narrator who is consistently honest
A narrator who provides too much information
#14

Identify the type of figurative language used in the phrase: 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.'

Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
#15

Identify the rhetorical device used in the phrase: 'She sells seashells by the seashore.'

Alliteration
Assonance
Onomatopoeia
Consonance
#16

What is the term for a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole or the whole for a part?

Synecdoche
Metonymy
Paradox
Oxymoron
#17

Identify the rhetorical device used in the phrase: 'The pen is mightier than the sword.'

Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Metonymy

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