Rhetorical Devices
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Oxymoron
Alliteration
Allusion
Metonymy
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An indirect reference to something (usually a literary text, although it can be other things commonly known, such as plays, songs, historical events) with which the reader is supposed to be familiar.
Oxymoron
Alliteration
Allusion
Metonymy
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
Simile
Metaphor
Comparison
Analogy
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.6.5B
CCSS.L.8.5B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses.
Anaphora
Repetition
Parallelism
Antithesis
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A brief recounting of a relevant episode. Often inserted into fictional or non-fictional texts as a way of developing a point or injecting humor.
Anecdote
Testimonial
Metonymy
Antithesis
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A literary device that refers to the juxtaposition of two opposing elements through parallel grammatical structure.
Anecdote
Anaphora
Oxymoron
Antithesis
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A persuasive technique designed to make people feel that a product or idea is popular and that everyone else is doing it. People feel like they’re missing out or falling behind if they don’t join the crowd and be a part of the trend.
Plain Folks
Bandwagon Appeal
Testimonial
Anecdote
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
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