Rhetorical Devices Review

Which of the following means repeating the same word or phrase a few times to make an idea clearer or more memorable for an audience.

• Repetition

• Over-Exaggeration

• List of Three

• Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following means putting two conflicting statements right next to each other.

• Anaphora

• Simile

• Antithesis

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Which of the following means repeating the same phrase at the beginning of sentences to emphasize something.

• List of Three

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of these rhetorical devices would be used to describe the following example? I believe in children. I believe in future generations. I believe in the youth of America!

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Emotional Language

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which rhetorical device could best describe the following example? That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

• Appositive

• List of Three

• Antithesis

• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Which of the following would be an example of an over-exaggeration / hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry that I could eat my arm.

• It's cold outside.

• Next month will be a new year.

• I feel very sad, and I could cry.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which rhetorical device would best describe the following example? I have struggled, and I have seen my neighbors struggle too. I know what it's like to live paycheck to paycheck; I feel your pain.

• Antithesis

• Alliteration

• List of Three

• Personal Involvement

Which rhetorical device could best describe the following example? Finals week is a stressful, uncomfortable, and frustrating time in every student's life.

• List of Three

• Repetition

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which rhetorical device could best describe the following example? People feel pain. People feel love. People feel strength and growth. Most importantly, though, people feel when they're wronged.

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole/Over-Exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which rhetorical device means using words with the same beginning sound in a sequence, such as "Sally sold seashells by the seashore..."

• Anaphora

• List of Three

• Antithesis

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4