Rhetorical devices

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• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• GCSE

How well do you know your rhetorical devices?

A 'real life' story used to illustrate a point is called an...

1. anecdote
2. anaphora
3. epiphora
4. apostrophe

'Let them have their money and power and big houses and schools…’ is an example of...

1. juxtaposition
2. asyndeton
3. polysyndeton
4. oxymoron

These are auxiliary ('helper') verbs which express the degree of necessity or certainty, e.g. must, can, could, shall

1. adverbs
2. imperative verbs
3. conditionals
4. modal verbs

This type of question does not require an answer.

1. rhetorical
2. repetitive
3. imperative
4. anaphoric

This is when you give the opposing view and then explain why it's wrong or invalid.

1. agreeing with the opposition
2. undermining the opposition
3. oxymoron
4. opposite land

'The people want a new leader - the people need a new leader - the people deserve a new leader' is an example of...

1. anaphora
2. anecdote
3. apostrophe
4. ellipsis

These are verbs in the form of a command, e.g. 'stand up', 'vote today', 'don't let them get you down'

1. adjectives
2. modal verbs
3. imperatives
4. conditionals

This is the use of opposing ideas to prove a point.

1. oxymoron
2. undermining the opposition
3. epiphora
4. juxtaposition

Over to you...

Now have a go at creating your own examples of some of the key rhetorical devices.

Write a sentence which uses an imperative verb (verb in the form of a command, e.g. 'go out and make a difference').

Topic: the environment

Write a sentence which uses emotive language.

Topic: the environment

Write a sentence which uses a fact or statistic to make a point.

Topic: the environment

Write a sentence which uses asyndeton (a list containing no conjunctions).

Topic: the environment

Write a sentence which uses a tricolon (rule of three).

Topic: the environment