RHETORICAL DEVICES

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The repetition of first letters (or sounds) in words that come together in a phrase or sentence.

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ALLITERATION

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8.R.3.4

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Dunkin Donuts Bed, Bath, & Beyond Coca-Cola Weight Watchers

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ALLITERATION

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Describing one item in terms of another item in an interesting way to add emphasis.

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ANALOGY

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Identify the literary device used in the following sentences: If BRAINS WERE GOLD, you'd be poorer than Weasley. Those who foolishly sought POWER BY RIDING THE BACK OF THE TIGER ended up inside. We will not be satisfied until JUSTICE ROLLS DOWN LIKE WATER.

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ANALOGY

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Emphasizing a point by adding or embellishing something just said, often by using adjectives.

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AMPLIFICATION

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Identify the rhetorical device used in: Love, REAL LOVE, takes time. Religion, TRUE RELIGION.

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AMPLIFICATION

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Aligning the arrangement of words or sentences in similar ways.

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PARALLELISM

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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EASY come, EASY go. LIKE father, LIKE son. With GREAT power comes GREAT responsibility.

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PARALLELISM

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

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Connecting two ideas by contrasting them, when one idea is used as a reference point for a contrasting one.

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ANTITHESIS

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

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What literary device is used in the sentence: "A child's mind is a hungry puppy; feed it well."?

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ANALOGY

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D