Rhetorical Devices (Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Consonance)

Identify the correct rhetorical device based on this definition:

a comparison using like or as

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

• assonance

• consonance

Identify the correct rhetorical device based on this definition:

the repetition of the same sound/letter at the start of two or more words

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

• assonance

• consonance

Identify the correct rhetorical device based on this definition:

a type of alliteration that repeats the same consonant sound in two or more words

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

• assonance

• consonance

Identify the correct rhetorical device based on this definition:

a type of alliteration that repeats the same vowel sound in two or more words

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

• assonance

• consonance

Identify the correct rhetorical device based on this definition:

a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

• assonance

• consonance

Identify the rhetorical device used in the following quote: "He’s as strong as an ox."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Assonance

Identify the rhetorical device used in the following quote: "Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get" (from the movie Forrest Gump).

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Consonance

Identify the rhetorical device used in the following quote: "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain" (from the musical My Fair Lady).

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Assonance

Identify the rhetorical device used in the following quote: "My love is like a red, red rose" (Robert Burns).

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Assonance

Identify the rhetorical device used in the following quote: "His tender heir might bear his memory" (Shakespeare).

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Assonance