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Rhetorical Devices and Figurative Language

Rhetorical Devices and Figurative Language

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English

10th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a rhetorical question?

Back

A rhetorical question is a question that is not expected to be answered, used for effect or to emphasize an obvious point.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a figurative language technique where human qualities are attributed to non-human things, such as 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is asyndeton?

Back

Asyndeton is a rhetorical device that involves omitting conjunctions between parts of a sentence, as in 'I came, I saw, I conquered.'

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A metaphor is a direct comparison of two different things without using 'like' or 'as', such as 'Laughter is the music of the soul.'

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as', such as 'as brave as a lion.'

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is imagery?

Back

Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a vivid picture in the reader's mind.

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