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Rhetorical and Stylistic Devices
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1
Which of the following is a metaphor?
She is as happy as a clam.
My love is like a red, red rose.
You are the apple of my eye.
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Which of the following is an example of hypophora?
To be or not to be? That is the question.
I will win. Why? Because I've trained the most.
It's a pretty terrible story, isn't it?
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Which of the following is a simile?
He is a mountain of a man!
Her heart's as cold as ice
It's raining cats and dogs.
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Alliteration is the...
repetition of the same vowel sound in successive words
use of the same starting sound in successive words
reference to other/famous works of literature
repetition of the same consonant sound in successive words
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Hypophora is...
Repeating words in successive phrases
Repeating sentence structure in successive phrases
A question raised and immediately answered.
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Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
Water drips slowly from the tap.
Tick tock goes the clock
It's embarrassing if your phone rings in class.
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Which of the following is an example of anaphora?
Thou shall not kill. Thou shall not steal...
Tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil.
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Anaphora is the...
use of similar grammatical structure in multiple sentences
repetition of a word/phrase to start successive sentences
use of similar words in multiple sentences
repetition of a word/phrase to end successive sentences
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Which of the following is an example of allusion?
Hey coy smile reminded me of a painting I once saw in Paris.
His angered rained down with the force of Thor's hammer
She fell in love with him despite knowing he was a casanova
She was a temptress - her breath smelled of apples
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Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
She had a terrible pain in her back.
I was utterly exhausted by the process.
This lesson is going to take forever.
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Which of the following is an example of parallelism?
I like running, swimming, and to dance.
We shall fight on the seas; we shall fight with confidence
To err is human: to forgive is divine.
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A simile is a phrase that...
says one thing IS another.
contrasts two things
says one thing is LIKE/AS another
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Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
If I bleat when I speak it’s because I just got fleeced.
She went crashing, bashing, smashing through the room.
Chomping cigarettes carefully is hardly delicious.
Youthful unionists interrupted the board meeting.
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A metaphor is a phrase that...?
talks about elephants
says one thing IS another
says one thing is LIKE another
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Personification is...
giving human qualities to animals or objects
another word for Artificial Intelligence
using your personality to get what you want
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Onomatopoeia is...
An impossible word to pronounce
The comparison of multiple objects
A word that generates the sound it represents.
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Which of the following is an example of personification?
Time marches on.
The wind whispered in the tree tops.
Opportunity knocks.
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Parallelism is...
repetition of the same phrase in successive sentences
repetition of the same word in successive sentences
the repetition of the same word in multiple sentences
successive clauses/sentences that are similarly structured.
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Hyperbole is...
an extreme exaggeration
a phrase with strong imagery
a highly descriptive phrase
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Allusion is...
comparing something to a famous person or event
using abstract imagery to engage your audience
passing reference to a significant person/event/story, etc.
