rhetorical devices review
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Rhetorical Devices Review
Name That Rhetorical Device!1. The road
was a ribbon of moonlight
over the purple moor.
Name That Rhetorical Device!2. Paula wears so
much make-up she has to
use a sandblaster
to get it off at night.
Name That Rhetorical Device!3. I heard her
skirt swish as she walked leisurely up the winding staircase.
Name That Rhetorical Device!4. My love is
like a red, red rose.
Name That Rhetorical Device!
5. Our family dinner was a combination of boisterous
conversation that made the room hum with the sound of
happiness, badly burnt chicken that tasted like rubber, and the
scent of freshly baked bread that reminded me of home.
Name That Rhetorical Device!6. The stars danced
playfully in the moonlit
sky.
Name That Rhetorical Device!7. Every time
I tell a lie, I expect my
nose to grow like
Pinocchio’s.
Name That Rhetorical Device!8. An old man
turned ninety-eight. He won the lottery and died the next day of
chronic emphysema from inhalation of the latex particles scratched off a
decades' worth of lottery tickets.
Name That Rhetorical Device!9. The deafening
silence was unbearable.
Name That Rhetorical Device!10. Emily didn't like to
spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased
anything except the bare necessities.
Name That Rhetorical Device!11. While running drills in
gym class one humid afternoon in June, Chris
yelled to his teacher, “Sir, can we go inside? I think I
might sweat to death!”
Name That Rhetorical Device!12. As I stumbled to the
breakfast table in a sleepy haze, I knew the only thing that could wake me up was the delightful snap, crackle,
and pop of my favourite morning cereal.
Name That Rhetorical Device!13. Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;The carriage held but just
ourselvesAnd Immortality.
Name That Rhetorical Device!14. When she tasted
the sour candy, Sarah’s mouth
suddenly puckered like a fish under water.
Name That Rhetorical Device!15. A breathtaking flower
quickly withers and dies, which represents the
fleeting nature of beauty and reminds us that
everything will eventually age and decay.
Name That Rhetorical Device!16. The goalie was a
brick wall, because when he was in the net, nothing could
get past him.
Name That Rhetorical Device!
17. The crimson blood flowed slowly down his charred face, and I could smell the burning
wreckage in the distance as the screams of the people still trapped within the building
echoed ominously through the brisk night air.
Name That Rhetorical Device!18. Betty Botter bought
some butter, but, she said, the butter’s bitter; if I put it in my batter it will make my
batter bitter, but a bit of better butter will make my
batter better.
Name That Rhetorical Device!19. Maureen, tormented by
envy and jealousy, put on the flowing green gown for the party where she knew her former lover would be
with another woman.
Name That Rhetorical Device!20. The ending
of the game was truly bitter
sweet.
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