Refer to the following word bank. Match each numbered example below to the correct rhetorical device in the box. Each rhetorical device is used only once. (20)
Idiom
Euphemism
Irony
Juxtaposition
Personification
Simile
Jargon
Rhetorical Question
Chiasmus
Metaphor
Synecdoche
Colloquial Language
Assonance
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Pun
Hyperbole
Slogan
Onomatopoeia
Couplet
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3.
"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind." - John F. Kennedy
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“ on a proud round cloud in a white high night
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.” - e.e. cummings
Filmmaker Michael Moore uses the song “What a Wonderful World” in his documentary Fahrenheit
9/11 , while images of war and violence play. __________________
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4. "Being in politics is just like playing golf: you are trapped in one bad lie after another."
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Fact: The first video ever played on MTV was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles.
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7.
“Away, and mock the time with fairest show
False face must hide what the false heart doth know.” William Shakespeare, Macbeth
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“What’s up, Kim?”
“OMG, you won’t believe this!” __________________
8. “ Doctor, that patient left AMA. You need to come to Resus immediately, there is a Code Stemi arriving who is VSA. You might need to call it .” __________________
9. ‘Advanced interrogation techniques’ were used on terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay.
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10. “ And sings a solitary song / That whistles in the wind .” - William Wordsworth
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“Put your money where your mouth is.”
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12. The table and chairs danced across the floor in the earthquake. __________________
13. John was as precise as a surgeon when creating his poster for English class.
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14. “All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.
” William Shakespeare, As You Like It
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15. “Did you go shopping on the weekend? Those are some nice new threads!”
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16. “I’m so tired, I could sleep for a year!” said Talha.
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17. "If your friend were to jump off a bridge, would you?
”
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18. Ms. Munro is such an organized mess. __________________
19 . “Yes We Can!” - Barack Obama __________________
20. My boots were squishing and squelching in the mud. __________________