WorksheetsRhetorical Devices
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
As the butterfly emerges from its cocoon, so must you leave your comfort zone and experience the wider world.
juxtaposition
analogy
rhetorical sentence
The movie scene focuses on a band of zombies creeping up on a peaceful, moonlit town.
juxtaposition
analogy
rhetorical question.
What two things are being compared in this analogy? Swords are the weapons of warriors, but words are the weapons of writers.
(a)
What two things are being compared in the analogy? A math problem seems like a maze-so many twists, turns, and frustrating dead ends.
(a)
What two things are being compared in this analogy? The police officers hold the prisoner tightly, as if he were an eel that might just slip their grip and run away.
(a)
Why might an author compare a spelling bee to a tough political campaign?
to clarify the rules of a spelling bee
to emphasize the degree of competition
Why might an environmental essayist juxtapose a landfill and a wilderness?
to stress the need for reducing waste to save the wilderness
to demonstrate the wilderness is the best place to put in landfills
Are you going to stand by and let the power lines be built in our backyards?
juxtaposition
rhetorical question
analogy
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
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?
