Persuasive Language Devices

Name the following device- 'Who cares?'

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Rhetorical Question

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

Name the following device- 'You know, when I was a kid, my dog was my best friend!'

• Anecdote

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

Name this device - 'I laughed so hard I nearly wet myself!'

• Anecdote

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Ethos

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Name. this device - 'He's about as Australian as Vegemite.'

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Name this technique- 'It's un-Australian not to like The Castle.'

• Simile

• Scare Tactic

• Hyperbole

• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Name this device- 'C'mon you are gonna love it!'

• Rhetorical Question

• Colloquialism

• Emotional Appeal

• Scare Tactic

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

Name this device- 'The Castle made $10.3 million dollars at the box office.'

• Stats

• Logos

• Pathos

• Ethos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Name this technique- 'When we view The Castle we feel a sense of familiarity when we meet the characters.'

• Inclusive language

• Logos

• Emotive Language

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Name this device- 'Wouldn't it be nice if Australians today were as welcoming as the characters in The Castle? I believe our country is capable of this!'

• Simile

• Ethos

• Modality

• Rhetorical Question

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Name this device- 'The Castle is the absolute best Australian movie ever made.'

• Modality

• Hyperbole

• Logos

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A