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Rhetorical Device Review

Authored by Debbie Reed

English

10th - 11th Grade

CCSS covered

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Rhetorical Device Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A speaker's or writer's choice of words - they can be formal, informal, colloquial, full of slang, poetic, etc.

diction

allusion

anaphora

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Words or phrases that are substituted for other words or phrases being discussed in order to portray it in a more positive; a polite phrase use in place of a harsher, more offensive expression.

parallelism

euphemism

dysphemism

ellipsis

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A question asked for effect that does not actually require an answer

Understatement

Declarative Statement

Rhetorical Question

Maxim

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Obvious exaggeration for emphasis or effect

adage

anaphora

hyperbole

allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Words or phrases that are substituted for other words or phrases being discussed in order to portray it in a more negative light.

Parallelism

Polysndeton

Dysphemism

Euphemism

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The use of figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.

anaphora

allusion

imagery

diction

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When an author repeats a word, phrase, or idea more than once in order to emphasize its importance.

Repetition

Alliteration

Diction

Maxim

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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