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WorksheetsRhetorical Devices
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which rhetorical device is used in the following examples?
"Dunkin Doughnuts, Coca-Cola and Bed Bath and Beyond"
Personification
Parallelism
Allusion
Alliteration
Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence?
"Our school principal is the AI Gore of our community in that he cares deeply about climate
change."
alliteration
metaphor
allusion
hyperbole
Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence?
"In many ways, our ecosystem is similar to a woven sweater. If one stand is destroyed, then the rest of it can unravel."
analogy
repetition
parenthesis
onomatopoeia
Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence?
"Finding alternative energy sources should be a top priority for today, a top priority for
tomorrow and a top priority for the future."
repetition
parallelism
hyperbole
analogy
Which rhetorical device is used in the following example?
"You're being let go. Her father passed away.
The toddler told his mom that he needed to go potty."
Metaphor
Simile
Verbal Irony
Euphemism
Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence?
"At night, our cities are bright, brilliant and beautiful while they burn up precious energy."
hyperbole
analogy
alliteration
parenthesis
Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence?
"The greater the involvement of community leaders in green issues, the greater the chance of
all community members taking an interest."
repetition
parallelism
rhetorical question
onomatopoeia
Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence?
"Tom is very hungry that he can devour the entire horse."
alliteration
repetition
hyperbole
onomatopeia
Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence?
"Every day, defunct electronic products containing harmful substances – lithium, cadmium,
mercury and numerous other heavy metals – are discarded into landfills, greatly damaging the environment."
analogy
hyperbole
repetition
parenthesis
Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence?
"Cars have made life far more convenient for us, but at what cost?"
rhetorical question
parenthesis
metaphor
euphemism
Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence?
"If you want to lessen your carbon footprint, remember the 3Rs: reduce, re-use, recycle."
triplet
the rule of three
repetition
parallelism
Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence?
"In the area worst affected by the drought, the remains of animals that had perished due to
the scarcity of water were all too easy to spot."
parenthesis
euphemism
triplet
analogy
Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentences?
"The gushing stream flows in the forest."
"The sack fell into the river with a splash."
triplet
onomatopoeia
alliteration
analogy
Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence?
“Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.”
triplet
the rule of three
euphemism
hyperbole
This rhetorical device that is an arrangement of words or sentences in similar grammatical form to show the ideas are equal in importance. Examples of this are:
"Easy come, easy go.
Like father, like son.
I have a dream."
Parallelism
Repetition
Oxymoron
Alliteration
