"No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory." The words in red are an example of:

Use of diction to give weight and power to the American people

Use of anecdote to build ethos with the listener

Use of personification giving human qualities to an non human idea

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RL.8.3, RI.11-12.5, RL.8.4

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The repetition of initial phrases at the beginning of a sentence is which of the following rhetorical devices?

A. Metaphor

B. Satire

C. Anaphora

D. Irony

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is connotation?

a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept

the literal meaning of a word

a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated

all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

several parts of a sentence or several sentences expressed in similar grammatical form to show that the ideas are equal in importance

repetition

parallelism

allusion

hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Speaking of a nonhuman thing as if it has human feelings or actions (Ex. The wind moaned.)

hyperbole

idiom

personification

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the below is an example of a simile?

My dad is a teddy bear.

Her heart smiled.

The weight was as light as a feather.

She was a crazy person.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What are the following words an example of?
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence..."
Winston Churchill

personification

similie

anaphora

epistrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which rhetorical device uses the same grammatical structure to create rhythm in the writing?

parallelism

repetition

restatement

analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Rhetorical Strategies

17 questions

The repetition of initial phrases at the beginning of a sentence is which of the following rhetorical devices?

What is connotation?

several parts of a sentence or several sentences expressed in similar grammatical form to show that the ideas are equal in importance

Speaking of a nonhuman thing as if it has human feelings or actions (Ex. The wind moaned.)

Which of the below is an example of a simile?

What are the following words an example of?
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence..."
Winston Churchill

Which rhetorical device uses the same grammatical structure to create rhythm in the writing?

Which rhetorical device uses the same word or phrase over again multiple times to highlight or emphasize an idea?

Which rhetorical device uses a comparison to something very different to help someone understand a larger idea?

Which of these would most likely be used as a rhetorical question?

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Rhetorical Strategies

17 questions

The repetition of initial phrases at the beginning of a sentence is which of the following rhetorical devices?

What is connotation?

several parts of a sentence or several sentences expressed in similar grammatical form to show that the ideas are equal in importance

Speaking of a nonhuman thing as if it has human feelings or actions (Ex. The wind moaned.)

Which of the below is an example of a simile?

What are the following words an example of?"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence..."Winston Churchill

Which rhetorical device uses the same grammatical structure to create rhythm in the writing?

Which rhetorical device uses the same word or phrase over again multiple times to highlight or emphasize an idea?

Which rhetorical device uses a comparison to something very different to help someone understand a larger idea?

Which of these would most likely be used as a rhetorical question?

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What are the following words an example of?
"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence..."
Winston Churchill