More Rhetoric Devices

Match the following purposes with their corresponding sentential adverbs.

• Indeed

• To add a question to a statement

• Clearly

• To remove ambiguity from a sentence

• However

• To lend emphasis to nearby words

• Perhaps

• To change the meaning of a sentence

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

In the example "But the lake was not, (a)   , drained before April," what role does "in reality" play?

• It is a conjunction
• It is a sentential adverb
• It is a noun phrase
• It is a prepositional phrase

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which words are emphasized in the sentence "But the lake was not, in reality, drained before April"?

• Lake and April

• Not and drained

• Was and before

• In and reality

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence uses asyndeton?

• He was a winner, and a hero.

• She danced, sang, laughed.

• They went to the park, and then to the museum.

• We ate dinner, and watched a movie.

Match the following effects with their descriptions.

• Effect that highlights the natural flow of ideas

• Giving the impression of synonymity

• Effect that builds up to a peak or climax

• Making a list appear calculated

• Effect that suggests careful planning and order

• Creating a climactic effect

• Effect that suggests words are interchangeable

• Emphasizing the spontaneity of a list

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What is the primary function of asyndeton in rhetoric?

• To add conjunctions for emphasis

• To omit conjunctions for effect

• To repeat words for emphasis

• To use metaphors for clarity

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Match the following purposes with their corresponding writing techniques.

• Elaboration

• To exaggerate the importance of an idea

• Ambiguity

• To provide detailed descriptions

• Hyperbole

• To express an idea as less important than it is

• Understatement

• To confuse the reader

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is a potential benefit of using understatement in writing?

• It makes the writing more complex

• It allows for detailed descriptions

• It can make a statement less offensive

• It exaggerates the writer's point

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the rhetorical device used to describe the Sept 11th attacks in the example?

• Hyperbole

• Understatement

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

In what context can litotes become an intensifying expression?

• When used in a positive tone

• When used in a negative tone

• Depending on the tone and context

• When used in a neutral tone

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

CCSS.RL.11-12.4