Rhetorical Devices in Satirical Writing Quiz

Explore satirical writing's witty tools! Exaggeration, irony, and more. Test your knowledge with 15 clever questions.

#1

Which rhetorical device involves the use of exaggerated statements or claims for emphasis?

Irony
Paradox
Hyperbole
Litotes
1 answered
#2

In satirical writing, which device involves imitating another work or style in a humorous way?

Parody
Sarcasm
Euphemism
Anecdote
1 answered
#3

What is the term for a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms?

Oxymoron
Paradox
Litotes
Sarcasm
1 answered
#4

What is the term for a figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

Paradox
Irony
Hyperbole
Litotes
1 answered
#5

What is the term for a humorous imitation of a serious literary or musical work?

Parody
Satire
Euphemism
Irony
1 answered
#6

What is the rhetorical term for the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize or mock someone or something?

Sarcasm
Paradox
Satire
Oxymoron
1 answered
#7

Which rhetorical device involves saying the opposite of what is meant, often for humorous or sarcastic effect?

Paradox
Irony
Litotes
Sarcasm
1 answered
#8

Which rhetorical device involves using a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, harsh, or blunt?

Paradox
Euphemism
Hyperbole
Sarcasm
#9

What is the term for a statement or situation that seems self-contradictory or absurd but, in reality, expresses a possible truth?

Hyperbole
Sarcasm
Paradox
Euphemism
#10

Which rhetorical device involves using humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections?

Euphemism
Irony
Satire
Hyperbole
#11

Which rhetorical device is a form of verbal irony where something is intentionally represented as less than it is?

Hyperbole
Euphemism
Litotes
Paradox
#12

In satire, what does 'reductio ad absurdum' refer to?

Exaggerating for effect
Reducing an argument to absurdity
Using euphemisms
Creating paradoxes
#13

In satire, what is the term for the technique of addressing an opponent or a third party not present?

Euphemism
Anecdote
Invective
Apostrophe
#14

Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of words in successive clauses or phrases in reverse grammatical order?

Anaphora
Antimetabole
Chiasmus
Zeugma
#15

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?

Metonymy
Synecdoche
Litotes
Paradox

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