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Exploring Rhetorical Devices in Speeches
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10th Grade
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Elizabeth Rauscher
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26 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which rhetorical device is defined as the repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?
Metaphor
Anaphora
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main purpose of using a rhetorical question in a speech?
To provide factual information
To provoke thought without expecting an answer
To summarize the main idea
To introduce a new topic
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which rhetorical device is used in the following quote from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech: "Let freedom ring from the hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York..."?
Simile
Anaphora
Irony
Allusion
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a direct comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which device is being used in the phrase "government of the people, by the people, for the people" from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
Alliteration
Parallelism
Metonymy
Antithesis
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of using alliteration in a speech?
To create a musical effect and make phrases memorable
To compare two things directly
To exaggerate for emphasis
To provide factual evidence
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main function of using antithesis in a speech?
To create contrast between two ideas
To repeat the same word at the end of clauses
To exaggerate for effect
To provide background information
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
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