Identifying Rhetorical Devices

A ______ is a technique that writers or speakers use to convey meaning or persuade their audience.

• rhetorical device

• contradiction

• rhyme

• fallacy

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.

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'The pen is mightier than the sword'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'His words were as soothing as a lullaby'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Irony

• Personification

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'She sells seashells by the seashore'?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Metonymy

• Oxymoron

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'Love is a rose'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'The silence was a heavy weight on my chest'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'He was a towering figure in the industry'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'She's as thin as a toothpick'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Which rhetorical device is being used in the sentence 'The thunder roared its disapproval'?

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia