List 3 Rhetorical device review

Which of the following best defines a "cliché"?

• A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole

• An overused expression that has lost its originality

• A sentence that is grammatically complete before its end

• A brief statement expressing a general truth

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is an "aphorism"?

• A lengthy narrative with symbolic meaning

• A brief, witty statement that expresses a general truth

• A question asked for effect, not requiring an answer

• The reversal of the normal word order in a sentence

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which term refers to a sentence that is not grammatically complete until its end?

• Loose sentence

• Periodic sentence

• Complex sentence

• Inversion

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is "anaphora"?

• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

• The use of a part to represent the whole

• The substitution of a related term for the object itself

• A direct address to an absent or imaginary person

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is an example of "ad populum" fallacy?

• "Everyone is buying this phone, so it must be the best."

• "If we don't act now, disaster will strike."

• "The pen is mightier than the sword."

• "To be or not to be, that is the question."

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which sentence is an example of inversion?

• "Never have I seen such beauty."

• "She walked to the store."

• "The cat sat on the mat."

• "He is a wise man."

Identify the figurative language used in the phrase: "All hands on deck."

• Metonymy

• Synecdoche

• Apostrophe

• Allegory

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?

• "She ran quickly."

• "She ran quickly, and he followed."

• "Although she was tired, she finished her homework."

• "She finished her homework."

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CCSS.L.2.4D

Which of the following is an example of metonymy?

• "The White House issued a statement."

• "The classroom was a zoo."

• "He has a heart of stone."

• "The wind whispered through the trees."

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which of the following best describes an allegory?

• A brief, clever statement

• A story with both literal and symbolic meanings

• A question that expects no answer

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5