Rhetorical Devices

The practice of using symbols, especially by investing things with a symbolic meaning

"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" represents which rhetorical device?

Which device is a counter-position that denotes a direct contrast to the original proposition?

What is a brief motto or quotation set at the beginning of a text to suggest its meaning?

"The only rule is that there are no rules" is an example of

Using two terms together that contradict each other

Telling a story from personal experience employs which device?

"I'm on a seafood diet, I see food, I eat it" is represented by which rhetorical device?

"Crunch", "Pow", "Hiss", and "Boom" can demonstrate which device when employed?

Which of the following is an appeal to ethics/logic/emotion?

Repetition of words or words in successive clauses.

Aphorism is a reference to history, literature, or religion.

Which of the following is a reference to history, culture, literature, or religion?

The use of like or as in a sentence utilizes which rhetorical device?

"I'd tell you a chemistry joke but I know I wouldn't get a reaction" is a(n). . .

"Football is a strenuous, stimulating, satisfying sport" represents which device?

Which device addresses a thing, an abstraction, or a person not present?

"The city that never sleeps" represents. . .

"Today I got English homework and science homework and math homework and writing homework"

"The pen is mightier than the sword" represents which rhetorical device?

"His cotton candy words did not appeal to her taste" is an example of

Which device involves placing two or more ideas in close proximity to convey a point?

Juxtaposition is placing two or more ideas in a close proximity to convey a point.

What is a statement of common truth?

"The leaves waved in the wind" represents which device?

The phrase "I came, I saw, I conquered" represents which rhetorical device?

What is an extended metaphor that is meant to represent a moral/lesson/theme?

Which represents the use of a longer expression to convey a common/shorter subject or idea?