Rhetorical Devices Review Unit 1

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What is a hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.

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Provide an example of hyperbole.

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I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.

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What is alliteration?

Back

The repetition of the beginning sounds of nearby words.

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Provide an example of alliteration.

Back

Justices with jam.

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What is a simile?

Back

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

Back

A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.

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What is an idiom?

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An expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.

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Provide an example of an idiom.

Back

It's raining cats and dogs.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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Provide an example of onomatopoeia.

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Buzz, hiss, roar.