Rhetorical Devices

All’s fair in love and war
The above is an example of a(n)...

• simile 
• metaphor
• juxtaposition
• personification

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

He refuses to donate any money to the charity.  He is such a scrooge. 
This statement is a(n)...

• allusion
• juxtapose 
• simile
• anecdote

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared using like or as is which of the following rhetorical devices?

• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification
• simile

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To make a point a point by exaggerating is which of the following rhetorical devices?

• hyperbole
• simile
• allusion
• logos

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A question asked to make a point, not that you want an answer is which of the following rhetorical devices?

• rhetorical synopsis
• rhetorical question 
• allusion
• repetition

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

This is an example of...

• ethos 
• logos 
• pathos

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

“As a dental hygienist, I’ve seen what infection can do. That’s why I strongly recommend flossing daily.”

• ethos
• logos
• pathos

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

“Mom, you know that I am a self-starter, a dedicated learner, and an A student. You can trust that I will not misuse my phone in class.”
This is an example of... 

• ethos
• logos
• pathos

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

 “Mom, did you know that, according to newsweek.com, having a cell phone at school does not lead to lower grades. A study of 1,700 high school students found that there is absolutely no correlation between these two things. I can have my phone without my grades suffering.”

• ethos
• logos 
• pathos

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

 “Mom, what if there is a gunman at school, and I have no way to communicate with you aside from my phone?”
This is an example of...

• pathos
• logos 
• ethos

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.6