Rhetorical Devices Test Review 1st Period

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

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

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

same difference

"What do you think has become of the men? What do you think has become of the women ?"

Repetition of words or words in successive clauses

Using facts to appeal to people

Waves high as mountains broke over the reef

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

Using emotions to appeal to people

A fire station burns down

"Because I could not stop for Death."

He was brave. He was bold. He was selfless.

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing, can be formal or informal.

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

"Like father, like son," is an example of...

The cannons went off with a big bang!

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

Why are parents to lose their children?

"It is a government of wolves over sheep." - Thomas Jefferson

The rise of poverty will unlock Pandora's box of crimes.

Using two terms together that contradict each other

Peter picked a pickled pepper.

Puns, onomatopoeia, and double entendre are tropes involving word play

I'll love you dear till China and Africa meet.

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

Everyone likes me very, very much.

The familiar tang of his grandmother's cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth.

The tree's arms were swaying in the night sky.

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

"Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health"

A celebrity saying you should use something

This bag weighs a thousand pounds!