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.