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Rhetorical Devices Review

Authored by Jeannine Gibson

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 252+ times

Rhetorical Devices Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The art of persuasive speaking and writing is known as:

Ethos

Logos

Pathos

Rhetoric

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An ethical appeal to establish credibility and trust.

Ethos

Logos

Pathos

Rhetoric

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An appeal to logic and reason.

Ethos

Logos

Pathos

Rhetoric

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An appeal to emotions.

Ethos

Logos

Pathos

Rhetoric

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Repetition of grammatical structure (example: In the dark, in the night, in the silence, the thief stole...)

simile

allusion

parallelism

anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An over-exaggeration used for emphasis or effect (example: There is enough food in this fridge to feed an army!)

personification

allusion

hyperbole

anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A question that is not expected to be answered, used for effect or to emphasize an obvious point (example: Can birds fly? There's no point, is there? Is this a joke?)

hyperbole

literal question

rhetorical question

anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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