Persuasive Devices
Authored by Allison NIGHTINGALE
English
9th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
What is the main purpose of using persuasive devices in your writing?
Appeal to the emotions of your reader.
Make your writing more interesting to read.
To get the reader to adopt your view.
To entertain the reader.
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CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
What is a good example of emotive language?
It was a horrific tragedy.
He was so very sad.
It was a boring evening.
The child was left alone.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
What Persuasive Device is this?
"I was so shocked, I almost died".
Inclusive Language
Emotive language
Exaggeration
Generalisation
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.7.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
What Figurative Language device is this?
"The curtain of night swept over the town"
Alliteration
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
What persuasive device is this?
Deforestation causes habitat loss, flooding and climate problems.
Alliteration
Emotive language
Rule of three
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
'If we don't act now we will be in mortal danger.'
Inclusive language
Emotive language
Exaggeration
Figurative language
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.7.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
"We must all try to write with purpose, write with feeling and most importantly, write with persuasive techniques".
Alliteration
Figurative language
Emotive Language
Repetition
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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