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2. Multiple-choice
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"He has a heart of stone"
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simile
contrast
metaphor
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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses for emphasis.
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assonance
antithesis
anaphora
alliteration
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Expressions of strong contrast balanced against each other for emphasis.
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apostrophe
chiasmus
asyndeton
antithesis
5. Multiple-choice
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An implied comparison.
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metonymy
simile
metaphor
synecdoche
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Attributing personal/human qualities to animals, ideas, and inanimate objects.
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paranomasia
pleonasm
personification
preterition
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An expressed comparison introduced by like or as.
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metaphor
simile
synecdoche
syncope
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The substitution of a mild or favorable phrase for an unpleasant one.
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euphemism
synecdoche
metonymy
hyperbole
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Exaggeration in speech for a strong effect.
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hendiadys
hysteron proteron
hyperbaton
hyperbole
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A __________________ is any stylistic device or resource of language that an author or speaker uses to help persuade or
make a desired impact on his/her audience.
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Simile
Rhetorical Device
Rhetorical Appeal
Allusion
11. Multiple-choice
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When your friend is trying to convince you to do something and he says, “Come on, what’s the worst that could happen?”
he’s using what kind of rhetorical device to try to convince you?
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Rhetorical Question
Simile
Metaphor
Euphemism
12. Multiple-choice
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“The quiz was a breeze” is an example of what rhetorical device?
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Metaphor
Understatement
Oxymoron
Rhetorical Question
13. Multiple-choice
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At the end of Toy Story 3 we see an adorable snippet of the infamous "balcony scene" with a hedgehog as Romeo and a
Little Green Man as Juliet. He quotes, "But soft what light through yonder window breaks," and the LGM quotes, “Romeo,
oh Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo.” This snippet is an example of an...
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Personification
Allusion
Parallelism
Oxymoron
14. Multiple-choice
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If your boss says, “I’m letting you go,” instead of “You’re fired!” She/he is using a...
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Simile
Metaphor
Rhetorical Question
Euphemism
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A talking cucumber would be an example of which rhetorical device?
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Personification
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Allusion
16. Multiple-choice
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When you repeat yourself over and over what rhetorical device are you using?
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Rhetorical Question
Oxymoron
Repetition
Ethos
17. Multiple-choice
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The sentence structure in the sentence,“Of the people, by the people, for the people,” is an example of which rhetorical
device?
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Parallelism
Personification
Repetition
Oxymoron
18. Multiple-choice
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The sentence "I'll love you 'til the ocean is folded and hung up to dry and the seven stars go squawking like geese about the
sky,” is an example of which rhetorical device (not simile or metaphor)?
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Hyperbole
Anaphora
Repetition
Rhetorical Appeal
19. Multiple-choice
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In the film and book Charlotte’s Web, Charlotte explains to Wilbur that all living things eventually die. Charlotte then has to
spin a web to save Wilbur’s life. In the process of spinning her web, Charlotte expends all her energy and dies.
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Allusion & Imagery
Simile & Metaphor
Foreshadowing & Irony
Personification & Mood
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You break a date with your girlfriend so you can go to the ball game with the guys. When you go to the concession stand,
you run into your girl, who is with another guy.
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Personification
Imagery
Foreshadowing
Irony
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What is onomatopoeia?
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a word that mimics a sound
repetition of consonant sounds
using symbols to represent something
Giving human-like traits to non-living objects
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What is symbolism?
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a word that mimics a sound
repetition of consonant sounds
using symbols to represent something
Giving human-like traits to non-living objects
23. Multiple-choice
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Bat and cat are at the track is an example of...
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onomatopoeia
alliteration
assonance
similes
24. Multiple-choice
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Which of the following sentences is the best example of personification?
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She was as shy as a chipmunk.
Sarah is a delicate flower.
The police station was robbed.
The grass danced in the breeze.
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A look back to an earlier event...
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Flashback
Foreshadowing
theme
climax