Rhetorical Devices Vocabulary
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English
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
using the same part of speech or syntactic structure in (1) each element of a series, (2) before and after coordinating conjunctions (and, but, yet, or, for, nor), or (3) after each of a pair of correlative conjunctions (not only...but also, neither...nor, both...and, etc.)
flattery
parallelism
aphorism
appeal to patriotism
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
an extended metaphor or analogy of two strikingly different things
anecdote
conceit
concession
contrast
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
an extravagant exaggeration of fact, used whether for serious or comic effect
repetition
concession
hyperbole
anecdote
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a protracted metaphor or conceit which makes a series of parallel comparisons
corrective measures
extended metaphor
concession
emotional words
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a technique by which the writer or speaker anticipates objections his audience may have to his argument and points out the error in their objections
allusion
appeal to authority
correction of erroneous views
anticipation of objection
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Using excessive, untrue, or insincere praise in an attempt to ingratiate oneself with the audience, and therefore make them more likely to accept your opinion
imagery
flattery
metonymy
last resort
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a logical argument (often a fallacy) that attempts to convince the audience that they have no other choice but to accept the writer's or speaker's views
flattery
last resort
bandwagon
logical reasoning
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
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