Rhetorical Techniques Quiz

“I stand at the window of this great house in the south of France as night falls, the night which is leading me to the most terrible morning of my life. I have a drink in my hand, there is a bottle at my elbow. I watch my reflection in the darkening gleam of the window pane. My reflection is tall, perhaps rather like an arrow, my blond hair gleams. My face is like a face you have seen many times. My ancestors conquered a continent, pushing across death-laden plains, until they came to an ocean which faced away from Europe into a darker past”

 

Excerpt From: James Baldwin. “Giovanni's room.”

Question: What rhetorical technique is best seen in the passage above?

• Imagery

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Anecdote

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Guilt is a hunter" is an example of

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The following is an example of...

I taught a lesson once on ratios. I'm not real good with math, but I was working on it. And I got back and looked at that teacher edition. I'd taught the whole lesson wrong. (Laughter) So I came back to class the next day, and I said, "Look, guys, I need to apologize. I taught the whole lesson wrong. I'm so sorry." They said, "That's okay, Ms. Pierson. You were so excited, we just let you go." (Laughter) (Applause)

Excerpt from "Every Kid Needs A Champion" by Rita Pierson

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

“Anna, the flight attendant was terrified of heights" is an example of...

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CCSS.L.8.5A

"Imagine you are writing a description of a forest. You can choose to describe the forest as lush. This conveys the idea of a vibrant, green, and thriving forest, giving a positive and inviting image. You can also describe the forest as dense, this suggests the forest is thick with trees and foliage, emphasizing the difficulty of navigating through it"

Which rhetorical technique is best seen being described in the passage above?

• Detail

• Language

• Syntax

• Diction

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

"January’s teeth bit sharp" is an example of

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

We did everything right. From the moment we knew I was pregnant we were happy, wildly happy, so that she would be happy in the womb. And I ate all the right foods to make her healthy. And exercised to make her strong. And rested to keep her calm. And played loud music to keep her entertained.

I walked her up and down my room at the Queen Victoria Hospital. “You’re called Chloe,” I said. “And I’m your mum. Mums look after kids. That’s what they’re for. And I’m going to look after you. And you’re so lucky to have me as a mum because I’m going to be the best mother ever in the world. I love you, my darling. I love you. I love you.”

But the path of true love never runs smooth. Late one summer night I sat stunned, alone, in a stiff chair in our bedroom with tears of shock drying on my face thinking – of this same child – “I hate you, I hate you!” My hands were shaking on the arms of the chair. My throat was choked with grief: So this was motherhood. Where had all the feelings gone, long time passing.

Excerpt from fictional text, Motherhood II by Mem Fox

Question: Which rhetorical technique is best seen in the passage above?

• Irony

• Personal anecdote

• Juxtaposition

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Whoever was knocking at the door didn't want to stop. 

Mrs. Ttt threw the door open. "Well?” 

"You speak English!" The man standing there was 

astounded. 

"I speak what I speak," she said. 

"It's wonderful English!" The man was in uniform. There were three men with him, in a great hurry, all smiling, all dirty. 

"What do you want?” demanded Mrs. Ttt. 

 

Excerpt from “The Earthmen” by Ray Bradbury

 

Question: State 2 explicit statements and 2 implicit statements. (You should have 4 statements in total)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2