Rhetorical Devices Flashcardziz

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What rhetorical device is displayed in: "The warm doughnut tasted sweet with hints of vanilla, strawberry, and rich chocolate."?

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Imagery

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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Which of the examples below is NOT a simile?

• “The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.” — Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell
• A house without books is like a room without windows.
• She is as cunning as a fox.
• The sea is a mirror reflecting the sky.

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The sea is a mirror reflecting the sky.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Allusion

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a reference to another work of literature, famous figure, historical event, etc.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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What rhetorical device is used in: "She was a dandelion in the wind, searching for a place to land."? Options: Rhetorical Question, Simile, Hyperbole, Metaphor

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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

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What Rhetorical Device is seen in the sentence below? The stars danced across the gorgeous night sky.

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Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Rhetorical Device

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A technique that an author or speaker uses to help convey his or her message and create persuasive appeals.

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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Which of the following options is NOT a way rhetorical devices are used? Options: Speeches, Song Lyrics, Radio, Playing Football

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Playing Football

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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What rhetorical device is seen in the sentence: "Life is like a box of chocolates"? Options: Metaphor, Allusion, Personification, Simile

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Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Which of the following is NOT an example of an onomatopoeia? Bang!, Bark!, Clatter!, You!

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You!

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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Which of the following is a Hyperbole?

• We must be swift as the coursing river.
• I'm so hungry I could eat a whole elephant.
• Life is your restaurant.
• Cause, baby, you‘re a firework.

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I'm so hungry I could eat a whole elephant.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A