AP Rhetorical Device Review

"The project was late, but your attention to detail made it worth the wait." What rhetorical device is used in this sentence?

• Paradox

• Antanagoge

• Zeugma

• Hyperbaton

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

"She broke his heart and his car in the same week." What rhetorical device is used in this sentence?

• Hyperbaton

• Apostrophe

• Zeugma

• Anadiplosis

"Into the room walked the teacher, stern and silent." What rhetorical device is used in this sentence?

• A. Hyperbaton

• B. Parallelism

• C. Litotes

• D. Antanagoge

"Oh, moon, how you guide the lonely travelers through the night!" What rhetorical device is used in this sentence?

• A. Apostrophe

• B. Allusion

• C. Understatement

• D. Zeugma

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"To find peace, one must be prepared for war." What rhetorical device is used in this sentence?

• Antanagoge

• Paradox

• Anadiplosis

• Hyperbaton

"Strength leads to confidence; confidence leads to success." What rhetorical device is used in this sentence?

• A. Anadiplosis

• B. Parallelism

• C. Litotes

• D. Zeugma

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Winning the state championship was a bit of an accomplishment." What rhetorical device is used in this sentence?

• Understatement

• Litotes

• Paradox

• Apostrophe

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

"She's not unskilled when it comes to playing the piano." What rhetorical device is used in this sentence?

• Litotes

• Hyperbaton

• Allusion

• Zeugma

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

"We came, we saw, we conquered." What rhetorical device is used in this sentence?

• A. Anadiplosis

• B. Hyperbaton

• C. Parallelism

• D. Understatement

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

"Like Icarus, he flew too close to the sun with his risky investments." What rhetorical device is used in this sentence?

• Litotes

• Apostrophe

• Allusion

• Zeugma

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4