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Literary Analysis and Rhetorical Devices Quiz

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

Oxymoron

Explanation

Contradictory terms combined for emphasis.

In literature, what is 'foreshadowing'?

A hint or clue about events to come

Explanation

Hinting at future events.

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

Setting

Explanation

Time and place of a story.

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

Satire

Explanation

Critique through wit or humor.

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

Point of view

Explanation

Storytelling perspective.

In rhetoric, what does 'ethos' refer to?

Credibility and trustworthiness

Explanation

Appeal to speaker's credibility.

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

Metonymy

Explanation

Part representing the whole.

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

Onomatopoeia

Explanation

Words imitating sounds.

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

Theme

Explanation

Central message of a literary work.

#10

In rhetoric, what does 'pathos' appeal to?

Emotion

Explanation

Appeal to emotion.

#11

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

Alliteration

Explanation

Repetition of initial sounds.

#12

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

Connotation

Explanation

Emotional or cultural word associations.

#13

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

Pun

Explanation

Play on words with multiple meanings.

#14

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

Foreshadowing

Explanation

Clues about future events.

#15

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

Ethos

Explanation

Emotional appeal based on character.

Literary Analysis and Rhetorical Devices Quiz

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

In literature, what is 'foreshadowing'?

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

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

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

In rhetoric, what does 'ethos' refer to?

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

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

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

In rhetoric, what does 'pathos' appeal to?

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

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

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

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

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

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