Literary Analysis and Rhetorical Devices Quiz

Test your knowledge on rhetoric & literary devices with questions on ethos, logos, pathos, foreshadowing, irony & more.

#1

Which literary device involves a figure of speech where contradictory terms are combined?

Simile
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Personification
#2

In literature, what is 'foreshadowing'?

A figure of speech using exaggerated terms for emphasis
A hint or clue about events to come
A form of indirect characterization
The repetition of the same consonant sound
#3

What literary term refers to the time and place in which a story unfolds?

Mood
Setting
Conflict
Resolution
#4

What is the term for a literary work that criticizes human vice or folly through wit, humor, or ridicule?

Satire
Allegory
Parable
Epic
#5

What literary term refers to the perspective from which a story is told?

Theme
Setting
Point of view
Plot
#6

In rhetoric, what does 'ethos' refer to?

Emotional appeal
Credibility and trustworthiness
Logical appeal
Appeal to authority
#7

Identify the literary device where a part of something represents the whole.

Metonymy
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Irony
#8

Which literary device involves the use of words that imitate the sound they describe?

Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Euphemism
Paradox
#9

What is the term for the central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work?

Mood
Theme
Tone
Style
#10

In rhetoric, what does 'pathos' appeal to?

Logic
Credibility
Emotion
Ethics
#11

Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words?

Assonance
Alliteration
Consonance
Onomatopoeia
#12

What is the term for the emotional or cultural associations a word carries beyond its literal meaning?

Connotation
Denotation
Syntax
Ambiguity
#13

Which rhetorical device involves a play on words, often using words with multiple meanings or similar-sounding words?

Irony
Pun
Paradox
Hyperbole
#14

What is the term for the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in a story?

Flashback
Irony
Foreshadowing
Symbolism
#15

What is the term for the emotional appeal based on the speaker's character or reputation?

Logos
Ethos
Pathos
Kairos

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