Rhetorical Devices Worksheet
Explore and identify various rhetorical devices used in literature and speeches with this Grade 7 ELA worksheet.
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Rhetorical Devices Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to identify and analyze rhetorical devices.
Use the words below to complete the definitions and examples.
1. A is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.
2. is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.
3. Giving human qualities or abilities to inanimate objects or animals is called .
4. An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect is known as .
5. The repetition of an initial consonant sound in multiple words is .
6. Words that imitate the sound they represent are an example of .
Read each sentence and choose the rhetorical device it primarily demonstrates.
7. The wind whispered secrets through the trees.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
8. Her smile was the sun, brightening everyone's day.
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Read the short passage below and answer the questions that follow.
The old house groaned in the wind, its windows like vacant eyes staring out into the pitch-black night. A sudden crash! made my heart leap. I was so scared I could have died a thousand deaths. The silence after was deafening.
9. Identify one example of personification from the passage and explain why it is personification.
10. Identify one example of hyperbole from the passage and explain its effect.
11. Find an example of onomatopoeia in the passage.
Determine if the following statements about rhetorical devices are true or false.
12. 'Busy as a bee' is an example of a metaphor.
True
False
13. Alliteration involves the repetition of vowel sounds.
True
False
14. Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) describing a busy city street. In your paragraph, include at least one simile, one metaphor, and one example of onomatopoeia. Underline each rhetorical device you use.