Identify rhetorical devices

What is a rhetorical question?

• A question that someone asks expecting an answer

• Repeating the same word or phrase to make a point

• A question that someone asks without expecting an answer

• A statement that is exaggerated and not meant to be taken literally

What does hyperbole mean?

• Asking a question without expecting an answer

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

• Repeating the same word or phrase

• Using words or phrases that have a similar structure

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which rhetorical device involves repeating the same word or phrase?

• Parallelism

• Repetition

• Rhetorical Question

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is parallelism?

• The use of words or phrases that have a similar structure or form

• Repeating the same word or phrase

• Asking a question without expecting an answer

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• Asking a question without expecting an answer

• "Having a pet means having a lot of responsibility."

• "I have a mountain of homework."

• "Is this a joke?"

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A