Rhetorical Devices

Which of the following is not an example of an allusion?

• his wife was his Achille's heel

• he lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's

• she transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.

• we'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.

Define allusion. 

• a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object from history in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds
• a figure of speech that is not meant to be taken literally 
• a comparison made using like or as that also utilizes personification 
• when the author appeals to the 5 senses of the reader to help the reader feel like we are experiencing what is happening in the reading.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

My dad knows everything about cars.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

Comparing two things using "like' or "as".

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Personification

Hyperboles are phrases that

• compare two unlike things

• exaggerate

• give person-like qualities to animals and things

• have a different meaning than the words.

What is personification?

• The same beginning sound repeated
• Giving human characteristics to non-human things
• A word that is a sound
• An exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The pencil danced across the page is an example of what figurative language?

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Simile

Act naturally

• Oxymoron
• Euphemism

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Economically disadvantaged is a euphemism for...

• Lost
• Without a job
• Poor
• Rich

A euphemism is:

• A situation or information that helps you understand something

• A lie used to hurt someone

• Intended to make someone believe something that is not true

• A polite word or expression used to make something less unattractive