8th Grade Rhetorical Devices and Appeals

What is an allusion?

• A magic trick 
• Repetition of the same sound
• Indirect reference 
• Comparison between two things

Which of the following is an example of a rhetorical question?

• Can that man call England or any other kingdom his country?
• As hungry as a horse
• Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore
• Can I borrow a pencil?

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison between two unlike things that actually have something important in common.
• A comparison using like or as
• A brief reference to something or someone famous.
• Repetition of the same phrase. 

What is a simile?

• A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
• Same thing as a metaphor
• Using fancy language
• A comparison without using "like" or "as"

Which is an example of a simile?

• "In Europe they were as so many useless plants, wanting vegitative mould and refreshing showers"
• Her eyes were starlight
• "The rich and poor are not so removed from each other"
• The great chain of human beings

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• Her eyes were starlight
• As big as a horse
• She sells sea shells
• Can that man call England or any other kingdom his country?

When guns are outlawed in a state or country, violent crime drops by 50%.

• Logos
• Pathos
• Ethos

If guns were illegal, my son would still be alive.

• Logos
• Pathos
• Ethos

No one deserves to be put to death without receiving due process (a legal trial).

• Logos
• Pathos
• Ethos

As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results.

• Logos
• Pathos
• Ethos