Rhetorical devices
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- Q1RAINDROPS SLAP the pavementmetaphorallusionpersonificationhyperbole30s
- Q2He is the DIAMOND in her lifepersonificationsimileinternal rhymemetaphor30s
- Q3I was STARVING before lunchantithesisalliterationhyperboleonomatopoeia30s
- Q4What rhetorical device?repetition for effectsimileparallel structureallusion30s
- Q5He enjoys PLAYING TENNIS and RUNNING TRACKallusionrepetition for effecthyperboleparallel structure30s
- Q6Add another parallel structure example: The zookeeper cleaned the cages, fed the animals, and....locked the gateis sleeping soundlyrushed to the store45s
- Q7"The sage gave her some advice, like a lantern to light her way" has what TWO rhetorical devicesmetaphor, allusionsimile, allusionmetaphor, alliterationsimile, alliteration45s
- Q8What kind of IMAGERY? "The children were screaming and shouting in the gym"touch/tactilevisualhearing/auditorysmelling/olfactory45s
- Q9What rhetorical device in the names of these businesses? "Dunkin' Donuts" and "Bed, Bath, and Beyond"?alliterationsimilemetaphoronomatopoeia45s
- Q10What rhetorical devices? "the BOOM of thunder"onomatopoeia, imageryalliteration, metaphorpersonification, rhymehyperbole, allusion45s
