Identifying Rhetorical Devices
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10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A ______ is a technique that writers or speakers use to convey meaning or persuade their audience.
rhetorical device
contradiction
rhyme
fallacy
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rhetorical devices can be used to enhance the effectiveness of the message by making it ______.
more memorable, emotional, or persuasive
faster and longer
more difficult to understand
irrelevant and useless.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'The pen is mightier than the sword'?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'His words were as soothing as a lullaby'?
Simile
Metaphor
Irony
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'She sells seashells by the seashore'?
Alliteration
Assonance
Metonymy
Oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'Love is a rose'?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'The silence was a heavy weight on my chest'?
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
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