This list of rhetorical devices will help you prepare for your test this Friday. In this set you will be given an example of a rhetorical device and must remember the name of the device. In the other set, you will be given the definition, and must guess the name.
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| 981912014 | look at the lovely ladies | alliteration | |
| 981912015 | the passionate pursuit of perfection | alliteration | |
| 981912016 | It is so hot out I'm going to melt | hyperbole | |
| 981912017 | He is so tall he could play basketball with the moon | hyperbole | |
| 981912018 | there are no u-turns on the road of life | metaphor | |
| 981912019 | love is a delicate flower | metaphor | |
| 981912020 | happiness is like a fine wine | simile | |
| 981912021 | he is as happy as a clown | simile | |
| 981912022 | Life is a roller coaster of emotions. | metaphor | |
| 981912023 | Her eyes are two stars | metaphor | |
| 981912027 | "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." | repetition | |
| 981912024 | The dark days of december | alliteration | |
| 981912026 | It is a billion degrees out here today. | hyperbole | |
| 981912025 | Her face is as red as a rose. | simile | |
| 981912028 | We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills, we shall never surrender. (Winston Churchill) | repetition | |
| 981912029 | I do not like them in a box. I do not like them with a fox. I will not eat them in a house. I do not like them with a mouse. I do not like them here or there. I do not like them ANYWHERE! (Dr. Seuss) | repetition | |
| 982073923 | He fell down like an old tree falling down in a storm. | Imagery | |
| 982073924 | He could hear the footsteps of doom nearing. | Imagery | |
| 982073925 | The giant tree was ablaze with the orange, red, and yellow leaves that were beginning to make their decent to the ground. | Imagery |
