Rhetorical Devices and Parts of an Argument
Authored by Christal Bibby
English
11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of anaphora?
"My grandmother is as old as the hills."
“My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.”
"Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are."
“Tell them to be good, tell them to follow their elders, and tell them to mind their manners.”
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of
juxtaposition
anaphora
apostrophe
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which choices are an example of juxtaposition?
Merry and tragical
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
Grand and Wonderous
I believe the ocean is more terrifying than space
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the figure of speech?
Smiling faces, rustling papers, the swish of feet swinging back and forth; the class began cheerfully with students reading and writing and humming the school fight song.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Imagery
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After Dan climbed the steep hill, his legs were rubber.
What type of figurative language is used?
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CCSS.L.4.5B
CCSS.L.5.5B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get.
metaphor
imagery
hyperbole
simile
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What rhetorical device is used in the following quote:
"We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne..."
antithesis
parallelism
apposition
epistrophe
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
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