Rhetorical Devices Review. Name That Rhetorical Device! 1. The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor.

Rhetorical Devices Review

Name That Rhetorical Device!

1. The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple

moor.

Name That Rhetorical Device!2. Paula wears so

much make-up she has to use a

sandblaster to get it off at night.

Name That Rhetorical Device!3. I heard her skirt

swish as she walked leisurely up

the winding staircase.

Name That Rhetorical Device!

4. My love is like a red, red rose.

Name That Rhetorical Device!

5. Our family dinner was a combination of boisterous

conversation that made the room hum with the sound of happiness,

badly burnt chicken that tasted like rubber, and the scent of freshly

baked bread that reminded me of home.

Name That Rhetorical Device!

6. The stars danced playfully in

the moonlit sky.

Name That Rhetorical Device!

7. Every time I tell a lie, I expect my nose to grow like

Pinocchio’s.

Name That Rhetorical Device!8. An old man turned

ninety-eight. He won the lottery and died the next

day of chronic emphysema from

inhalation of the latex particles scratched off a decades' worth of lottery

tickets.

Name That Rhetorical Device!

9. The deafening silence was unbearable.

Name That Rhetorical Device!10. Emily didn't like to

spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom

purchased anything except the bare necessities.

Name That Rhetorical Device!11. While running

drills in gym class one humid

afternoon in June, Chris yelled to his teacher, “Sir, can

we go inside? I think I might sweat

to death!”

Name That Rhetorical Device!12. As I stumbled to

the breakfast table in a sleepy haze, I

knew the only thing that could wake me

up was the delightful snap, crackle, and pop of my favourite

morning cereal.

Name That Rhetorical Device!13. Because I could not

stop for Death,He kindly stopped for me;The carriage held but just

ourselvesAnd Immortality.

Name That Rhetorical Device!14. When she tasted

the sour candy, Sarah’s mouth

suddenly puckered like a fish under water.

Name That Rhetorical Device!15. A breathtaking flower

quickly withers and dies, which represents the

fleeting nature of beauty and reminds us that

everything will eventually age and decay.

Name That Rhetorical Device!16. The goalie was a

brick wall, because when he was in the net, nothing could

get past him.

Name That Rhetorical Device!17. The crimson blood flowed

slowly down his charred face, and I could smell the burning

wreckage in the distance as the screams of the people still trapped within the building

echoed ominously through the brisk night air.

Name That Rhetorical Device!18. Betty Botter bought

some butter, but, she said, the butter’s bitter; if I put it in my batter it will make my

batter bitter, but a bit of better butter will make my

batter better.

Name That Rhetorical Device!19. Maureen, tormented by

envy and jealousy, put on the flowing green gown for the party where she knew her former lover would be

with another woman.

Name That Rhetorical Device!

20. The ending of the game was truly

bitter sweet.