Rhetorical Devices - Jeopardy 24-25

Definitions 1

100

This rhetorical device compares two things using "like" or "as."

Simile?

200

This rhetorical device uses the same word of phrase more than once to add emphasis

Repetition

300

With this rhetorical device the beginning of two or more words start with the same sound.

Alliteration 

400

This rhetorical device is an over exaggeration used to make a point

Hyperbole 

500

An exaggeration to emphasize a point or evoke an emotional response.

Overstatement

Examples 1

100

Name the rhetorical device: "The stars danced in the night."

Personification

200

Name the rhetorical device: "A heart represents love."

Symbolism

300

Name the rhetorical device: "He was a hurricane when he entered the room."

Metaphor

400

Name the rhetorical device: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

Alliteration

500

Names the rhetorical device: "That was the best meal I've ever had."

Overstatement

Examples 2

100

Name the rhetorical device: "I will not give up. I will not back down. I will not surrender."

Repetition

200

Name the rhetorical device: "The boy was a sky scraper, towering over all the other students".

Metaphor

300

Name the rhetorical device: "The rabbit was as slow as a sloth"

What is a simile?

400

Name the rhetorical device: "The sweet fragrance of freshly baked bread filled the air, making my stomach growl in anticipation."

Imagery

500

What is the purpose of using a rhetorical device?

To persuade the audience.

Examples 3

100

Name the rhetorical device: "The air was as cold as ice."

Simile

200

Name the rhetorical device: "The slithering snake stalked the small children."

Alliteration 

300

Name the rhetorical device: "I'm so hungry I could eat a cow."

Hyperbole

400

Name the rhetorical device: "The water was a glove that enveloped the swimmer’s body."

Metaphor.

500

Name the rhetorical device: During a bad thunderstorm: "Looks like we might get a little rain."

Understatement

Definitions 2

100

This rhetorical device means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.

Personification?

200

This rhetorical device compares two things without using like or as.

Metaphor?

300

This rhetorical device uses an item to represent something beyond the literal meaning.

Symbolism

400

This rhetorical device uses words to create a mental image with the senses (sight, smell, sound, touch, taste)

Imagery

500

When something is expressed less strongly than would be expected, or in which something is presented as being smaller, worse, or lesser than it really is

Understatement