Rhetorical Devices

Front

What literary device is used in the sentence: "he lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's"?

Back

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

What literary device is used in the sentence: "I know I'm playing Cupid, but I think Bob and my cousin should spend more time together."?

Back

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

"it's not a Mickey Mouse Club in here!"

Back

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

What is the classification of the phrase: "Are you kidding me with that behaviour?"?

Back

Rhetorical Question

Front

"Isn't it amazing how quickly time flies?"

Back

Rhetorical Question

Front

How many times do I have to tell you not to yell in the house?

Back

Rhetorical Question

Front

Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process.

Back

Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What literary device is used in the sentence: "She is quick like a cat. I never know when she arrives"? Options: Analogy, Rhetorical Question, Antithesis, Allusion.

Back

Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

This problem is a death sentence. No one can answer it.

Back

Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
Options: Analogy, Rhetorical Question, Antithesis, Allusion

Back

Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5