Rhetorical Devices

repetition of the beginning sound in words or phrases

• allusion

• alliteration

• anaphora

• antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“. . . 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.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

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

• simile

• alliteration

• allusion

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• alliteration

• anaphora

• repetition

• epistrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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.11-12.5A

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.6.5A

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.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4