Rhetorical Devices in "Dark They Were, and Golden-eyed."

An alliteration is the repetition of the first letter (or sound) within a group of words. Example: Dunkin Donuts Coca Cola. Which of the following from the text "Dark they were and Golden Eyed" is an example of an alliteration?

• "The rocket metal cooled in the meadow winds."

• "Something happened that afternoon."

• "For a long time there was only the sound of the wind in the late afternoon."

• "The rockets will get through someday."

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

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CCSS.RL.2.4

A metaphor is a figure of speech that involves the comparison of two unrelated concepts, suggesting a similarity between them WITHOUT using "like" or "as."

• "For a long time there was only the sound of the wind in the late afternoon."

• "Only a thousand of us here."

• "His wife, before him, seemed almost to whirl away in smoke."

• "Mother, Father, the war, Earth!"

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

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CCSS.RL.8.10

Irony occurs when there are differences in appearances and reality, or expectations and results, or meaning and intentions. Which of the following phrases represent irony?

• "They said we'd fail."

• "Said the Martians would resent our invasion."

• "Not a living soul."

• "The rockets will get through someday."

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Symbolism occurs when one thing is meant to represent something else. Which of the following is an example of symbolism from the text?

• "The rocket metal cooled in the meadow winds."

• "He put out his sun-browned hand and gave a small cry. He touched the blossoms and picked them up."

• "They're not peach blossoms anymore!"

• "He dug his fingers into the Earth."

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CCSS.RI.5.5

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An anaphora is a literary technique where several phrases or words are used repeatedly to add an artistic effect. Which of the following phrases from the text is an example of an anaphora?

• "The rockets will come back!"

• "Only a thousand of us here."

• "they're not peach blossoms anymore!"

• "Onions, but not onions, carrots but not carrots."

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration for emphasis. Which of the following is an example of hyperbole from the text?

• "Sweat poured from his face and his hands and his body; he was drenched in the hotness of his fear."

• "They're wrong!"

• "The children ran out in time to see their father hurrying about the garden pulling up radishes, onions, and carrots from their beds..."

• "We've got to get away from this."

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Paradox is a statement that appears to go against itself. Which of the following phrases from the text is a paradox?

• "His wife, before him, seemed almost to whirl away in smoke."

• "Its lid gave a bulging pop."

• "They're the same, but different. I can't tell how."

• "They said we'd fail."

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RI.8.4

Personification is giving human qualities to non-human things. Which of the following from our text is an example of personification?

• "The man felt his hair flutter and the tissues of his body draw tight as if he were standing in the center of a vacuum."

• "Each tree felt his touch."

• "Oh, we found their empty cities ,but no one in them."

• "Laura stumbled through the settlement, crying."

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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CCSS.RL.5.3

Foreshadowing is a literary device where an author hints at future events in a story to create dramatic suspense. Which of the following phrases from the text is an example of foreshadowing?

• "The rockets will get through someday."

• "A radio flash just came."

• "No way back."

• "We've got to do something now."

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which rhetorical device is used in the phrase, "The trees danced playfully in the rain."

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Foreshadowing

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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