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Rhetorical Devices
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11th Grade
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Kelly Neal
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an obvious, intended exaggeration? An example is as follows: "His snores were louder than a freight train" or "I've told you a million times."
repetition
hyperbole
personification
simile
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a type of metaphor in which non-human objects or ideas are given human qualities? An example is as follows: "The wind whispered her name."
simile
repetition
hyperbole
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a comparison using "like" or "as"? An example is as follows: "She looked like a doll.""
simile
repetition
hyperbole
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a repeated word or phrase used for emphasis? There are two common types: anaphora and epistrophe.
hyperbole
personification
simile
repetition
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A statement that says less than it means; often used for comedic effect. Example: "I have to have this operation. It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain."
verbal irony
understatement
juxtaposition
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Several parts of a sentence or several sentences expressed in similar grammatical form to show that the ideas are equal in importance. It can add balance, rhythm, and emphasis of ideas. Example: "We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the succes of liberty."
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1A
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A statement that expresses the opposite of the literal meaning of the words. Often used for humorous or sarcastic effect. Example: "Lucky me, I've lost my wallet."
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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