Rhetorical Devices

Front

Dunkin Doughnuts, Coca-Cola and Bed Bath and Beyond are examples of which rhetorical device?

Back

Alliteration

Front

This rhetorical device is used when non-human like objects or ideas are given human qualities.

Back

Personification

Front

This rhetorical device is an arrangement of words or sentences in similar grammatical form to show the ideas are equal in importance. Examples: Easy come, easy go; Like father, like son; I have a dream.

Back

Parallelism

Front

A hyperbole is an exaggeration that is obvious and not supposed to be taken literally.

Back

True

Front

"Tis but a scratch" is an example of a(n) _________.

Back

Understatement

Front

Does a rhetorical question require an answer?

Back

No

Front

This picture is a visual example of which rhetorical device?

Back

Juxtaposition

Front

You're being let go. Her father passed away. The toddler told his mom that he needed to go potty. These are examples of which rhetorical device?

Back

Euphemism

Front

An allusion is a reference to a famous person or event.

Back

True