1. In a prose fiction passage, a young musician, Hana, practices scales late at night in an apartment with thin walls. She worries about bothering neighbors, so she plays softly, but then her teacher criticizes her for holding back. Hana begins to notice that when she plays timidly, she makes more mistakes, as if uncertainty spreads from her hands into the notes. On the night before her recital, she finally plays at full volume, and the sound fills the room.
Hana thinks: <u>“The violin had been waiting for me to stop apologizing.”</u>
The underlined sentence is an example of which type of rhetorical device?
2. In a prose fiction passage, a high school senior, Devon, waits backstage before a debate tournament. He watches other teams rehearse openings, flipping note cards as if shuffling a deck. Devon’s coach told him to speak slowly, but Devon feels his thoughts racing ahead of his mouth. He remembers the first time he debated, when his voice shook so badly he could barely finish his introduction. Now, even though he has practiced for weeks, he can’t stop imagining blanking out.
As the judge calls teams into the room, Devon thinks: <u>“My stomach was a washing machine on the spin cycle.”</u>
The underlined sentence can best be described as:
3. In a Prose Fiction/Literary Narrative, a character describes practicing piano in an apartment with thin walls. Each mistake seems loud, and the character worries the neighbors can hear every wrong note. The narration continues, <u>"The metronome glared at me from the music stand, unimpressed by my excuses."</u>
The underlined sentence is an example of which type of rhetorical device?
4. In a Humanities passage about architecture, the author argues that public buildings communicate values through design choices such as columns, open plazas, and the placement of entrances. The author contrasts a courthouse with imposing steps to a library with multiple accessible doors. The author notes, <u>"A façade can whisper welcome or shout authority."</u>
The underlined sentence is an example of which type of rhetorical device?
5. In a Natural Science passage about antibiotic resistance, the author explains that bacteria reproduce quickly and that random genetic mutations can sometimes allow a bacterium to survive a drug. When antibiotics are overused, susceptible bacteria die while resistant ones persist and multiply. The author writes, <u>"Give bacteria a little pressure, and evolution doesn’t walk—it sprints."</u>
The underlined sentence is an example of which type of rhetorical device?
6. In a Prose Fiction/Literary Narrative, a teenager describes working a summer job at a roadside stand. The teenager counts change, wipes tables, and watches tourists take photos of the “authentic” local experience. The narrator says, <u>"They treated my boredom like a souvenir, something quaint to carry home."</u>
The underlined sentence is an example of which type of rhetorical device?
7. In a Prose Fiction/Literary Narrative, two siblings clean out their late grandmother’s kitchen. They find jars labeled in faded handwriting and a tin of buttons sorted by color. The older sibling tries to keep the mood light, but pauses at a worn recipe card. The narrator remarks, <u>"We told ourselves we were just organizing cupboards, though really we were reorganizing grief."</u>
The author includes the underlined portion in order to: