Rhetorical Devices

Rhetorical Devices

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English

11th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

“She was as fast as lighting” is a sentence that uses which rhetorical device? Options: Metaphor, Simile, Climax, Alliteration

Back

Simile

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following is an example of an anaphora?

  • They want money. We need money. Nobody has money.
  • Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers
  • Fish swim. Fish eat. Fish splash.
  • What do you mean?

Back

Fish swim. Fish eat. Fish splash.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the function of a rhetorical question?

Back

to make the reader reflect on something

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who wouldn’t want to see The Great Wall of China?

Back

Rhetorical question

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What rhetorical device is used in the sentence: "He lost his car, his job and his house."? Options: Parallelism, Inversion, Climax, Neologism.

Back

Climax

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify the literary device in the phrase: "Out in a lovely, lovely country town." Options: Repetition, Parallelism, Climax, Anaphora.

Back

Repetition

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the literary device used in the sentence: "I am going to visit my grandma (my dad's mom) today."?

Back

Parenthesis

8.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What literary device is used in the sentence: "My mother makes me happy."?

Back

Alliteration

9.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Another expression for "exaggeration" is "euphemism".

Back

Wrong