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Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 27 (60 MCQs)

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1. A heavily symbolic work of literature with hidden meaning is called an:
2. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following quote: "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain" (from the musical My Fair Lady).
3. What is the primary purpose of using ethos in a speech?
4. What is the best definition for rhetorical questions?
5. When a writer makes a reference to a Greek myth within a work of literature it would be an
6. What is an aside or an explanatory part of a sentence that cannot stand on its own?
7. What is the purpose of a rhetorical question in advertising?
8. Abraham Lincoln articulated, "Let the people know the facts, and the country will be safe."
9. An advertisement that uses this will try to get you to see the company as reliable, honest and credible.
10. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech starts many paragraphs with the title of the speech. This is an example of which kind of repetition?
11. The substitution of mild or less negative word or phrase for a harsh or blunt one, as in the use of "pass away" instead of "die"
12. Two terms that are very closely related and both mean to compare 2 items for contrasting effect, are:
13. "When it is finally ours, this freedom, this liberty, this beautiful/and terrible thing ..... "
14. Did you watch the video?
15. What rhetorical device involves the repetition of a grammatical structure in a sentence?
16. What is a comparison using "like" or "as" ? An example is as follows: "She looked like a doll.""
17. Which rhetorical device involves the arrangement of two or more ideas for comparison or contrast?
18. Persuading by using logic and reasoning-Ex. "The data clearly shows that this type of investment yields the highest returns."
19. What is the definition of patriotism?
20. What effect does repetition have in a piece of writing or speech?
21. Brutus:With this I depart ..... that, as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger for myself when it shall please my country to need my death.
22. Using humour to criticise public figures
23. Which literary device is characterized by the repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in close succession?
24. Separating by a class of things or placing ideas into categories following a clear principle or basis
25. What is the term for a question that is asked for effect, not requiring an answer?
26. "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others."~ George Orwell, Animal Farm
27. Antony:Kind souls, what weep you when you but behold our Caesar's vesture wounded (clothing torn)? Look you here ..... here is himself, marred, as you see, with traitors. (Pulls cloak off Caesar's body)
28. Identify the rhetorical device in the following example:'This place is like a Garden of Eden.'
29. -repetition at the beginning of a line.
30. The following is an example of which rhetorical device?All's fair in love and war.
31. SPOT THE DEVICE:"My fellow citizens:I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors."
32. Antony:Bear with me, my heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to me.
33. What is the term for the inversion of typical word order in a sentence?
34. Hey Michael, Avery and Isla, can you guess what metanoia is?
35. Describing one item in terms of another item in an interesting way to add emphasis.
36. Please select which rhetorical device you believe the example below displays.The warm doughnut tasted sweet with hints of vanilla, strawberry, and rich chocolate.
37. A literary technique in which conjunctions (and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession.
38. An ALLUSION is .....
39. A set of similarly structured words, phrases, or clauses
40. The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
41. Dentists recommend Listerine to help eliminate sore gums.
42. "Our words seem small beside the loss you have endured."
43. What rhetorical appeal involves establishing credibility and authority?
44. Creates associations; familiarity
45. The repetition of words at the beginning of a line:
46. What type of Persuavise Technique is being used in the sentence below: "Hatred was spreading everywhere, blood was being spilled everywhere, wars were breaking out everywhere."
47. What is the purpose of analyzing tone in nonfiction?
48. Using strongly contrasting words, images, or ideas
49. A poetic and rhetorical device in which normally associated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to another, often creating an effect of surprise or wit
50. "Order now, before time runs out!" is an example of which rhetorical appeal?
51. Which term describes placing contradictory or often dissimilar things next to one another to provoke comparison?
52. An analogy in which one thing is compared to a second thing.
53. The following is an example of what?"Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit."
54. Which situation would fit the word "poignant" ?
55. "Make America Great Again!" and "Yes we can!" are examples of
56. "Do I love you because you're beautiful?Or are you beautiful because I love you?" ~ Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
57. Oh, woeful, oh woeful, woeful, woeful day! ..... Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
58. The reason an author writes a piece.
59. You're a mean one, Mr. GrinchYou really are a heelYou're as cuddly as a cactusYou're as charming as an eel-"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
60. When former President Obama said, "We cannot have a plan for Wall Street ..... we must also help Main Street ..... " that was an example of .....
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