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Identifying Rhetorical Devices

Authored by Omar Gil

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

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Identifying Rhetorical Devices
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ______ is a technique that writers or speakers use to convey meaning or persuade their audience.

rhetorical device

contradiction

rhyme

fallacy

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rhetorical devices can be used to enhance the effectiveness of the message by making it ______.

more memorable, emotional, or persuasive

faster and longer

more difficult to understand

irrelevant and useless.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'The pen is mightier than the sword'?

Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'His words were as soothing as a lullaby'?

Simile
Metaphor
Irony
Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'She sells seashells by the seashore'?

Alliteration
Assonance
Metonymy
Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up'?

Metonymy
Anaphora
Epistrophe
Chiasmus

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'Love is a rose'?

Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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