Rhetorical Devices Review

a doctor advertising a certain medicine uses ____

song lyric "airplanes in the night sky like shooting stars"

a polite way to say something that is unpleasant

I could eat a cow

the hidden meaning behind a word

another name for a joke or a play on words is.....

irony is........

Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore

a dentist recommending a brand of toothpaste uses

Alliteration is two words that start with the same letter

which word is the most POSITIVE

which word is the most NEGATIVE

which word is the most NEGATIVE

a car commercial with a dog driving their puppy to school uses ____

an ethical approach, a celebrity to promote a product

song lyric "baby you're a firework" is.......

"pass gas" is more proper than fart

a commercial where Taylor Swift is advertising Coke a Cola uses ___

a word that represents a sound is called ________

which word is the most NEGATIVE

pass away is more proper than "die"

a commercial where dogs are in the pound and need to adopted uses ____

Metaphors compare two things using like or as

words that go together but contradict each other are ____

"old" words that are used for a new meaning - that party was lit

Michael Jordan advertising a sports drink uses _____

song lyric - "baby you're a firework" is a simile

giving HUMAN characteristics to an object is......

use of logic to persuade someone, or an expert in that field

The dictionary definition of a word

which word is the most POSITIVE

which is NOT formal diction

Similes compare two things using like or as

buzz, pop, crash, snap.....these are alliteration

a car commercial giving facts about air bags, gas mileage and safety features uses _______

This mode of persuasion uses emotions

my life is like a circus

Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration

language specific to a job or area of study

the sun kissed my cheek

text messages, social media, every day conversations are.....

which word is the most POSITIVE

buzz, pop, crash, snap.....these are onomatopoeia

"pretty ugly"