Rhetorical Choices

What is a metaphor?

• A direct comparison using "like" or "as"

• A story that connects the author emotionally to the audience

• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

• A contrast between two concepts to reveal a truth

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does a simile primarily do?

• Gives human traits to non-human items

• Compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Offers a subtle similarity between concepts

• Predicts future outcomes

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the purpose of using juxtaposition?

• To make a topic more familiar and accessible

• To compare similarities between concepts

• To contrast and point out differences between two or more concepts

• To personalize facts or provide eyewitness testimony

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Which of the following best describes an allusion?

• A direct comparison using "like" or "as"

• A subtle similarity/comparison to help the reader understand through intertextual connection

• A personal story integrated by the author

• A rhetorical question posed to the reader

What is the function of personification?

• To compare two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

• To provide a humorous element to the story

• To give human traits to a non-human item

• To make an unfamiliar topic more accessible

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is typically the focus of a hypothesis or speculation in literary context?

• To provide a direct comparison between ideas

• To contrast different concepts

• To predict future outcomes or suggest implications

• To compare similarities between concepts

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What device is used to make a situation seem less important than it really is, often adding an ironic effect?

• Hyperbole

• Understatement

• Irony

• Refutation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which type of irony occurs when the opposite of what is expected happens, adding humor or highlighting societal expectations?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Cosmic Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the purpose of using qualifiers like 'usually', 'sometimes', or 'in many cases' in an argument?

• To strengthen the author's stance

• To provide evidence

• To add complexity and soften statements

• To refute an opposition's point

What does a concession in an argument indicate?

• The author's agreement with the opposition

• The author's complete disagreement with the opposition

• The author's acknowledgment of at least part of the opposing view

• The author's refusal to acknowledge the opposing view