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Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 19 (30 MCQs)

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1. An analogy is used to:
2. True or False:An example of an "chiasmus" is "it's not the men in my life' it's the life in my men" .
3. A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind (using like or as), used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion; crazy like a fox")
4. The purposeful omission of coordinating conjunctions
5. What does King mean when he says in lines 37-38, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" ?
6. Rhetorical Appealpersuading through the character and credibility of the author (ethical)
7. When authors catalogue something, they create a .....
8. Which of the following best describes the use of logos in King's letter?
9. Rhetorical devices and appeals are primarily used to .....
10. The direct meaning of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it; explicit or primary meaning.
11. You don't have to be Albert Einstein to understand poetry.
12. A literary technique in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed.
13. The following is an example of a ..... :To raise a happy, healthy, and hopeful child, it takes a family; it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes businesspeople; it takes community leaders .....
14. The phrase "birth of freedom" in the final line of Lincoln's address calls to mind which similar phrase in the first sentence of the speech?
15. Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?
16. What is the primary purpose of King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'?
17. ..... is special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.
18. "To think on death it is a misery, To think on life it is a vanity;to think on the world verily it is, to think that here man hath no perfect bliss." -Peachum
19. Using strongly contrasting words, images, or ideas in parallel structure
20. An Appeal that relies on trusted or professional advice
21. Rhetorical Deviceputting two contrasting elements together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising, witty, or even startling
22. Read this line from Patrick Henry's speech:We have petitioned-we have remonstrated-we have supplicated-we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament.What is the primary emotion he appeals to here?
23. Appeal to ..... asks the audience to follow a line of reasoning. Verifiable evidence can be used to support these appeals
24. Rhetorical Devicea question posed for effect, not requiring an answer
25. The statement "Governments are like cages full of wild animals!" is an example of which rhetorical device?
26. Using language that sounds important, formal, or impressive.
27. You do not do your homework, then the test will be difficult.This step by step reasoning is an example of using
28. In the second sentence of his address, Lincoln refers to "that nation." Which nation is he talking about?
29. To represent as greater than is actually the case
30. Lively descriptions that create an image in your head
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