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Rhetorical Devices Quizziz

Authored by Ava Berry

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Rhetorical Devices Quizziz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Please select which rhetorical device you believe the example below displays.

The warm doughnut tasted sweet with hints of vanilla, strawberry, and rich chocolate. 

Simile

Personification

Imagery

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the examples below is NOT a simile?

“The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.” — Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell

A house without books is like a room without windows.

She is as cunning as a fox.

The sea is a mirror reflecting the sky.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

________ : a reference to another work of literature, famous figure, historical event, etc.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Please select which rhetorical device you believe the answer below displays.

She was a dandelion in the wind, searching for a place to land. 

Rhetorical Question

Simile

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What Rhetorical Device is seen in the sentence below?

The stars danced across the gorgeous night sky.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a Rhetorical Device?

a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

it asks the audience or the reader a question that they are not supposed to answer

a technique that an author or speaker uses to help convey his or her message and create persuasive appeals

a device used to make writing boring

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following options is NOT a way rhetorical devices are used?

Speeches

Song Lyrics

Radio

Playing Football

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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