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Rhetorical Devices

Authored by K V

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Rhetorical Devices
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. Appeal to character, credibility, or ethics. (moral nature or guiding beliefs)

Ethos

Logos

Pathos

Loco

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. The repetition of the last word in a phrase at the beginning of the next phrase or sentence.

            Ex:  Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate and hate leads to suffering.


anaphora

anadiplosis

antistrophe

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Appeal to logic and reason.

Ethos

Logos

Pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Appeal to emotion.

Ethos

Logos

Pathos

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The use of three phrases in succession, with all three constructed in the same pattern. It is the rule of three combined with another of our favorite structures—parallelism.

Triameter

Chiasmus

Juxtaposition

Tricolon

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. The repetition of the word/phrase at the beginning of the next phrase or sentence. 

             Ex: Give me liberty or give me death.   Get busy living or get busy dying.


allusion

analogy

anaphora

Antistrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. Pairing exact opposites or contrasting ideas in a parallel structure.

Effect: creates rhythm , highlights the dramatic difference between opposing ideas.


Amplification

Antithesis

Metaphor

Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

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