Rhetorical Devices

Rhetoric is the art of using language effectively.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The purpose of a rhetorical device is to persuade a person to think about a topic from a different perspective.

• False

• True

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of the words in sequence is

• assonance

• alliteration

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The repetition of a word at the beginning of line, clauses, or phrases.

• anaphora

• alliteration

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The repetition of the same word or phrase at the END of successive clauses.

• alliteration

• anaphora

• antistrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The joining of phrases, clauses, or words without the use of conjunctions.

• anaphora

• alliteration

• asyndeton

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The substitution of a less offensive word in place of a more harsh or offensive word.

• metaphor

• euphemism

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

A comparison of two unlike things using a form of the verb to be.

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect.

• Irony

• metaphor

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The use of words or an expression whose meaning is contrary to what is really meant.

• irony

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A