Rhetorical Devices

Question 1

Metaphor

Answer 1

Speaking of one thing as though it actually were another. (is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been)

Question 2

Simile

Answer 2

Compares something to another thing by pointing out how they’re alike. (like, as )

Question 3

Anaphora

Answer 3

Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive sentences.

Question 4

Exemplum

Answer 4

Used to cite specific authorities or quote specific sources. Examples in the form of stories.

Question 5

Allusion

Answer 5

Reference to a fairly well-known event, place, or person.

Question 6

Understatement

Answer 6

Describing something as less than what it actually is.

Question 7

Hyperbole

Answer 7

Exaggerating some part of a statement to give emphasis.

Question 8

Rhetorical Question

Answer 8

Asking a question in which the answer is merely implied. To highlight what the readers do know.

Question 9

Litotes

Answer 9

Using a word opposite to the condition.
Ex. It wasn’t a bad day.

Question 10

Antithesis

Answer 10

Contrasting any of the different parts of a statement to contrast ideas.
Ex. That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

Question 11

Analogy

Answer 11

Compares two things for a specific purpose.
Ex. Life is like a mountain.