ELA I Final Exam

Which is the correct definition of Adage?

Which group of literary/rhetorical devices uses repetition technique?

Identify the literay device employed in this sentence: The darkness was a blanket that both smothered and comforted.

"Don't drink and drive" is an example of Alliteration.

Which literary device is used in this sentence? "Stop acting so smart—it's not like you're Einstein or something."

In the sentence "He told her about his past. A dark and depressing tale." A dark and depressing tale is an example of...

A Subordinate or Dependent clause usually start with

The words "cheap" and "inexpensive" are synonyms, but the word "cheap" has a more positive tone.

An Independent clause is also called a Subordinate clause.

Do you want to die of lung cancer? is an example of which literary device?

The phrase “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” is an example of

A rhetorical question is a question that does not require an answer but is posed to make a point.

The repetition of the initial consonant sound in a group of words is a figure of speech called...

Also know as the "emotional definition" of a word.

Our bellwork M.U.G. Shot is an acronym. The letter G stands for.

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing is called...

Ethos is a persuasive technique that uses the character of a speaker or writer in the attempt to persuade an audience.

"Purple puppies like playing on the playground." This is an example of:

Splash, fizz, honk, whoosh, and buzz are sound words called

Connotation is the suggested or implied meaning of a word based on emotion attributed to it either positive or negative.

Personification is

Which type of sentence gives a command or request?

When a commercial for medicine have a famous doctor trying to sell it, which rhetorical approach is that?

A persuasive technique that uses emotions to persuade the audience.

Aristotle is a Greek philospher and is the "Father of Rhetoric."

“If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both.” This is an example of…

Denotation is also called the "dictionary definition."

Hyperbole is also called Exaggeration.

Which is an example of Hyperbole?

The Rhetorical Appeals of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos was developed by

Determine the technique and device used in this advertisment.

Which of the following sentences is an example of Allusion?

Our bellwork M.U.G. Shot is an acronym. The letter U stands for.

An independent clause contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought.

Which is an example of Personification?

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using like or as.

In the sentence "Remember my son, the early bird catches the worm," the writer used which literary device?

"Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again" (Paul Simon, The Sounds of Silence) is an example of

Our bellwork M.U.G. Shot is an acronym. The letter M stands for.

A sentence is classified in to two types: Structure and Purpose.

The word aroma has a positive connotation.

The sentence - Get your books and leave the classroom immediately! is an example of a compound exclamatory sentence.