Rhetorical Devices & Author's Purpose Review
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What rhetorical device involves the repetition of a syntactic construction in successive sentences for rhetorical effect?
hyperbole
parallelism
anecdote
metaphor
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CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which rhetorical device is defined as a short story that is significant to the topic at hand?
allusion
anecdote
rhetorical question
simile
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things that does NOT use signal words like 'like' or 'as'?
metaphor
simile
analogy
onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5B
CCSS.L.8.5B
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What rhetorical device is used when a speaker explains the opponent's argument and points out the flaws in it?
call to action
counterclaim/rebuttal
repetition
allusion
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which rhetorical device exaggerates facts for the sake of emphasis?
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
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CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which rhetorical device is used to ask a question to make a point rather than to solicit an answer?
metaphor
hyperbole
rhetorical question
alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to?
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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