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WorksheetsRhetorical Devices
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which rhetorical device does the below scenario depict?
Yaanah has to convince her parents to let her go out with her friends on Friday night. This is her argument;
"Mom and Dad I would like to go out with my friends Friday night. I know you said no and I understand. However, in the past 6 months, i have come home on time and I have straight A's."
logos
pathos
ethos
"The quiz was a breeze"
is an example of which rhetorical device?
metaphor
allusion
parallelism
hyperbole
"A talking cucumber" would be an example of which rhetorical device?
allusion
personification
parallelism
metaphor
Name the rhetorical device present in the following quote.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress."
simile
propaganda
hyperbole
analogy
The name of Britain’s biggest dog was “Tiny.”
is an example of:
irony
anecdote
simile
propaganda
Information aimed at positively or negatively influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people is named as _______________:
anecdote
irony
propaganda
rhetorical question
"And miles to go before I sleep"
Here sleep is used as an alternative of death. Which rhetoric device is used to create such meaning?
euphemism
metaphor
irony
propaganda
"Knowledge is a kingdom and all who learn are kings and queens."
Identify the rhetoric device used to emphasis importance of knowledge.
hyperbole
metaphor
euphemism
personification
The mentioned below stanza is an example of:
Pretty little bottles of perfume
Stood at attention on the dresser.
"Which one of us will she choose today?"
And they each took turns being the guesser.
euphemism
irony
personification
hyperbole
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
I've been waiting a million years for my pizza!
The rose was as sweet as honey.
The wind howled.
CLICK! The lights came on.
