Rhetorical Devices
Which rhetorical device?
Her hope was a fragile seed.
Metaphor
Which rhetorical appeal?
He is a forensics and ballistics expert for the federal government — if anyone's qualified to determine the murder weapon, it's him.
Ethos
What type of irony?
Someone crashes into a "Thank you for driving carefully!" sign.
situational irony
What is the tone?
To whom it may concern,
I am writing this letter to inform you that I will be quitting post haste...
formal (similar answers acceptable)
What does exposition do?
introduces the setting, characters, and basic situation
Which rhetorical device?
The candle flame danced in the dark.
Personification
What rhetorical appeal is used below?
After years of this type of disrespect from your boss, countless hours wasted, birthdays missed … it's time that you took a stand.
Pathos
What type of irony?
Someone falls over on an ice rink and shouts, "I meant to do that!"
verbal irony
What is the tone?
So, what I heard was that Janice, who is "best" friends with Maria, actually called ME her best friend! I mean, who wouldn't want to be my best friend?
smug, pompous (similar answers acceptable)
Where things are beginning to wind down.
falling action
What is the rhetorical device used below?
Dawn breaks open like a wound that bleeds afresh.
Simile
Which rhetorical appeal?
More than one hundred studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss.
Logos
What type of irony?
You buy your English teacher a mug that says "your the best teacher ever".
situational irony
What is the mood?
The towering tents are striped in white and black, no golds and crimsons to be seen. No color at all, save for the neighboring trees and the grass of the surrounding fields. Black-and-white stripes on grey sky; countless tents of varying shapes and sizes, with an elaborate wrought-iron fence encasing them in a colorless world.
mysterious, dream-like (similar answers acceptable)
Conversation between characters.
dialogue
Which rhetorical device?
Waves of spam emails inundated his inbox.
Metaphor
Which rhetorical appeal?
I'm selling my ice cream at noon in June, obviously.
Kairos
What type of irony?
A girl makes fun of her friend for having mud on her face without realizing she has mud on her face, too.
dramatic irony
What is the mood?
I heard the mailman approach my office door, half an hour earlier than usual. He didn’t sound right. His footsteps fell more heavily, jauntily, and he whistled. A new guy. He whistled his way to my office door, then fell silent for a moment. Then he laughed.
tense, expectant (similar answers acceptable)
Builds up to the climax.
rising action
Which rhetorical device?
Then like a cold wave on a shore, comes silence and she sings no more.
Simile
What do logos, ethos, pathos, and kairos appeal to?
logic, credibility, emotions, and timing
What type of irony?
A man lifts a bottle and doesn't see the poison tag on it.
dramatic irony
What is the tone?
"Go ahead," she muttered, fidgeting with her fingers and looking away from me, "See if I care."
nervous, anxious (similar answers acceptable)
Name all parts of the plot structure.
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution