Rhetorical Devices

repetition of the beginning sound in words or phrases

• allusion

• alliteration

• anaphora

• antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

“. . . it takes a family; it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes business people; it takes community leaders; it takes those who protect our health and safety.  It takes  all of us.”

This excerpt includes repetition of a group of words at the beginning of phrases. It is a technique called:

• simile

• anaphora

• allusion

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

When Neil Armstrong said, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” he was using what rhetorical technique?

• anaphora

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

a reference to an event, person, place, or work of art or literature

• simile

• alliteration

• allusion

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

the repetition of a word at the end of clauses or sentences

• alliteration

• anaphora

• repetition

• epistrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

A ________ is a comparison of two unlike things by stating something IS another thing, not only like it.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What makes a simile different from a metaphor?

• it compares things that are already similar

• it is shorter

• it uses the words "like" or "as" to make a comparison

• it exaggerates

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

hyperbole

• repetition of the beginning sound of a word

• comparison of two seemingly unlike things

• an exaggeration to make a point

• repetition of the last word of a phrase or sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When Eisenhower said, “The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march with you.” He was giving human qualities to the concept of liberty. This is known as:

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• humanization

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

This technique includes three equal elements in a sentence or series of sentences.  The speaker can reveal three interesting facts, tell three stories, or ask three questions in a row.

• hyperbole

• anaphora

• repetition

• rule of three

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2A