Rhetorical Terms

An example of alliteration is...

• Becky's beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.

• She looked as innocent as an angel.

• Boom! Bang! Pow!

• The tree danced.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

What would “Don’t act like a Romeo in front of her" be an example of?

• Allegory

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Allusion

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Sam's mom screamed, "I told you a million times to pick up your room!' What is Sam's mom "using" to get her point across?

• An Allegory

• A Simile

• Imagery

• A Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The confetti rained down from the sky creating a feeling of immense joy in all that stood below. What is this an example of?

• Personification

• Simile

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Often, the most important decision an author makes is his or her word choice. What is word choice also known as?

• Diction

• Words

• Foreshadowing

• Metaphors

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is this an example of?

• Elegy

• Euphemism

• Irony

• Epiphany

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What is “if it ain't broke, don't fix it" an example of?

• Allusion

• Anecdote

• Aphorism

• Anaphora

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

An anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. Why do author's use this device?

• An anaphora is used to appeal to the emotions of the audience, in order to persuade, inspire, motivate, and encourage them

• An anaphora is used to appeal to the logic of the audience, in order to persuade, inspire, motivate, and encourage them.

• An anaphora is used to appeal to the credibility of the speaker, in order to persuade, inspire, motivate, and encourage them.

• An anaphora is used to sound really cool.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is rhetoric?

• The art of argument/persuasion
• The art of entertainment
• The art of analysis
• The art of informing

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does it mean to persuade someone?

• The convince them of something
• The explain what something is
• To delight and entertain someone
• To debate with someone

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D