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WorksheetsRhetorical Devices and Persuasive Techniques
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
He is a missionary for what he calls ‘ethical fur’: well-sourced, responsibly farmed and humanely culled. Seals, for instance.
The underlined portion of this passage is an example of ---.
Irony
Insulting Vocabulary
Rhetorical Question
Non-Sentences
A post on Facebook complains about how useless Facebook is.
This is an example of ---
Insulting Vocabulary
Irony
Rhetorical Question
Exclamations
The car isn’t used; it’s “certified pre-owned.”
This is an example of ---
Euphemism
Alliteration
Repetition
Sarcasm
Kenya saw Ashley put milk and sugar on her grits. Kenya, not believing how clueless Ashley was, said to Ashley, "Bless your heart."
"Bless your heart" is an example of a Southern ---.
hyperbole
litotes
colloquialism
alliteration
"You'd better get out of here or else ---."
This is an example of ---
aposiopesis
euphemism
juxtaposition
sarcasm
"The virulence and viciousness of fur vigilantes mean that few of us now brave the spittle-flecked venom of self-righteous pressure groups and dim, new-age absolutists."
This sentences uses ---.
repetition
exclamations
alliteration
litotes
Which question is rhetorical ?
"Are you going to be a failure all your life?"
"Can I come over after school?"
"Would you like something to drink?"
"May I use the Restroom?"
The argument against fur has always been more about class and money than about dumb critters.
This is an example of ---.
hyperbole
euphemism
insulting vocabulary
meiosis
Vacuuming under the furniture, dusting the ceiling fans, and scrubbing the tile grout with a toothbrush, Jerry prepared the house for his company.
This is an example of ---.
triple structure
repetition
imperatives
colloquialism
"How do you imagine all that duck and goose skin was gleaned? I’d hate for you to be a hypocrite. Sleep well."
The writer is using --- to make a point.
euphemism
meiosis
sarcasm
imperatives
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." - Neil Armstrong.
This is an example of ---.
anthithesis
colloquialisms
aposiopesis
lists
"Of all the animals that we kill for our personal use, mink have by far and away the easiest passing: well fed and unstressed, they’re gently gassed."
When the author says "gently gassed," this is a ---.
hyperbole
exclamation
euphemism
litotes
In the article, "Embrace Your Heritage," author talks about how cotton damages the environment more than fur does. This is ---.
surprise information
Triple structure
double structure
inclusive 'we'
"When it rains, it pours."
This is an example of juxtaposition.
True
False
Neither
When a writer uses words that are up-to-date, this is an example of ---.
irony
repetition
lists
modern idioms and fashionable phrases
Using an understatement in literature is also called a ---.
sarcasm
hyperbole
meiosis
euphemism
"A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
And no one can talk to a horse of course,
That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed."
--Theme Song from Mr. Ed, television show
This is an example of ---.
litotes
exclamations
imperatives
repetition
"This is the third time that you are late since the week has started; you must really enjoy your job."
sarcasm
exclamations
short categorical statements
to give the impression that there can be no argument
short categorical statements
insulting vocabulary
emotive vocabulary
to engage and involve the reader
to give the impression that there is a lot of data to support the writer's view
lists
triple structures
double structures
antithesis
