Rhetorical Devices
Grammar
Short Stories
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Identify the rhetorical device in the following sentence: "I can’t do that because I am not Superman, but I can climb like Spiderman."
Allusion. A reference to a literary work, event, or person.
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Tomorrow we __________ at 2:00 PM. a) meet b) will meet c) are going to meet d) are meeting
d) are meeting Tommorow we are meeting at 2:00 PM.
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Fix the equation: What is theme? Theme = Climax + Rising Action + Moral
Theme = Conflict + Climax + Resolution
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Identify the rhetorical device. (Hint: The rhetorical device is the ENTIRE passage) I think the public transit provides poor service. The other day, I paid my fair, but the clerk at the ticket wicket refused to say hello. Then, while riding the subway, I waited between stops for 25 minutes without explanation. On my way out of the subway, I attempted to use the escalator to the street—but it was out of service.
Anecdote. It is a short, interesting, usually true story that is designed to make an important point.
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I ______ for this company since 1998. a) work b) worked c) am working d) have worked
d) have worked I have worked for this company since 1998.
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Order accordingly: Plot Diagram of a Short Story: 1. Denouement 2. Exposition 3. Falling Action 4. Climax 5. Rising Action
1. Exposition 2. Rising Action 3. Climax 4. Falling Action 5. Denouement
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In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet Says: "But to be frank, and give it thee again. And yet I wish but for the thing I have. My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep. The more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite." Identify the two rhetorical devices found in the same line. Explain.
Hyperbole and Simile. "My bounty is as boundless as the sea" Juliet exaggerates by saying what she has to offer Romeo is larger than the ocean. Juliet uses the word "as" to compare her bounty to the ocean.
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Choose the grammatically correct sentence: a)Who’s is that ugly dog? Is it her’s? b)Whose is that ugly dog? Is it her’s? c)Whose is that ugly dog? Is it hers? d)Who’s is that ugly dog? Is it hers? e)Who’s that ugly dog? Is it hers? f)Who’s that ugly dog? Is it her’s?
c)Whose is that ugly dog? Is it hers? Why? Whose is the possesive form of who or which. Her's does not exist, hers should never have an apostrophe.
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Conflict = person vs environment Climax = environment beats person Resolution = “You were right old hoss.” The man realizes he was wrong. He accepts death. Which is the strongest theme in To Build a Fire? Argue why. Never listen to your elders. Always bring 2 dogs on a ski-trip. Never underestimate the power of nature.
Answer: Never underestimate the power of nature. Points given whether or not team/student supported their answer.
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