Rhetorical Devices

Front

Which rhetorical device balances two or more ideas or arguments that are equally important?

Back

Parallelism

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Front

Which rhetorical device uses the same word or phrase over again multiple times to highlight or emphasize an idea?

Back

repetition

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Which rhetorical device uses repetition of the same sound at the beginning of several words in sequence?

Back

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What rhetorical device is being used for this intro paragraph? How does one reverse course after spending so many years chasing their dream? Many people can lose themselves in because they are so focused on one goal that they forget what is happening around them. Yes, everyone should have goals, but they must keep themselves and their goals in perspective.

Back

rhetorical question

Front

Which rhetorical device is used in this portion of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream Speech?"
Options: Simile, Symbolism, Syntax, Pathos

Back

Pathos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

The phrase, "I'm so hungry; I could eat a horse." uses which rhetorical device?

Back

hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

"The quiz was a breeze."
Which rhetorical device is used in this sentence?

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metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

"Let us go forth to lead the land we love." The above statement from President J. F. Kennedy is an example of which rhetorical device?

Back

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

The sentence "He refuses to donate any money to the charity. He is a scrooge." is an example of which rhetorical device?

Back

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

"As a dental hygienist, I've seen what infection can do. That's why I strongly recommend flossing daily." The above sentence is an example of which rhetorical device? Options: Hyperbole, Ethos, Understatement, Repetition

Back

Ethos

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D