Rhetorical Strategies

The repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginning of words is which of the following rhetorical strategies?

• Metaphor 

• Alliteration 

• Onomatopoeia 

• Irony 

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the below is an example of a simile?

• My dad is a teddy bear.
• Her heart smiled.
• The weight was as light as a feather.
• She was a crazy person.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

You're my kryptonite.

• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Syntax

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The "unsinkable" ship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage.

• Irony
• Allusion
• Personification

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A reference to a well-known work of art, history, etc.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Diction

• Allusion

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

descriptive language that appeals to the senses

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Syntax

• Imagery

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

an extreme exaggeration

• Ethos

• Hyperbole

• Appeal to Fear

• Logos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The stream of water ran down the whale's back.

• Personification

• Simile

• Irony

• Allusion

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"You are a beast!" the teammate exclaimed.

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Diction

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Fork over the French fries, Phillip!" shouted his younger sibling.

• Syntax

• Metaphor

• Irony

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4