Rhetorical Devices

Are you going to stand by and let the power lines be built in our backyards?

• juxtaposition

• rhetorical question

• analogy

Which choice is an example of a rhetorical question?

• Who would not want to help a child in need?

• Who would like to volunteer to help children in need?

The dark sky threatened as the icy blasts of winder rattled the windows, while inside the family sat peacefully in the warm glow of the log fire.

• rhetorical question

• analogy

• juxtaposition

To make a point a point by exaggerating is which of the following rhetorical devices?

• hyperbole

• simile

• allusion

• logos

What is a rhetorical question?

• It's what you call a turkey after you turn it inside out and stuff it full of applesauce

• It's a question that you're expecting an answer from

• It's a type of dental floss

• It's a question that you ask to prove a point(no answer expected)

Rhetorical questions are literal.

• True

• False

A rhetorical question is supposed to be...

• Funny

• Sad

• Confusing

• Obvious

A rhetorical question _____________

• requires and answer

• Does not require an answer

Rhetorical questions are literal.

• True

• False

What is a rhetorical question?

• A question that does NOT need to be answered.

• A random question asked in adverts.

• A question that NEEDS to be answered.