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.