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Rhetoric in a minute

Discuss devices used in persuasive and descriptive writing. Answers give a starting point for teacher discussion.

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  1. What device compares two things using 'like' or 'as'?
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    Simile

  2. What device gives human qualities to a non-human thing?
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    Personification

  3. What device repeats an initial consonant sound?
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    Alliteration

  4. What is a question asked for effect rather than to obtain an answer?
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    A rhetorical question

  5. What device deliberately exaggerates for effect?
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    Hyperbole

  6. What do we call a direct comparison that says one thing is another?
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    Metaphor