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Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 23 (30 MCQs)

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1. A literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts
2. A brief, interesting story used to make a point is called:
3. Which part of the sentence is an allusion:Something weird is going on ..... my spidey sense is tingling.
4. Faulty or mistaken logic is called
5. The repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses
6. The purpose of a text or speech is .....
7. Martin Luther King, Jr. appeals mainly to .....
8. Words or statements that are fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated
9. Paradoxes, hyperboles, and metaphors are smaller, isolated rhetorical choices that may fall under the umbrella of .....
10. Question asked just for effect or to put emphasis on a point when no real answer is expected
11. Looking at the speaker's moral character or personality
12. The art of persuasion is called
13. Deliberately expressing an idea as less important than it actually is, either for ironic emphasis or for politeness and tact.
14. In the opening paragraph of his letter, King says that he rarely pauses to answer criticisms, but he is replying to the clergymen because
15. -Repetition of the same word in a sentence-Repetition of parts of a sentence-Repetition of repeating clauses
16. An appeal using one's reputation or credibility
17. Rhetorical ..... are techniques that writers use to enhance arguments and convey ideas.
18. A diagram that illustrates the relationships among speaker, audience and subject.
19. What is the term for the context in which communication takes place, including the speaker, audience, and purpose?
20. Which means everything you do-playing games, surfing the web, enjoying photos and videos-becomes more personal, immediate, and immersive ..... This is an example of what?
21. When FDR says in his speech, "we must become like a trained and loyal army" which rhetorical device is being used?
22. Repeats a word or phrase in successive phrases- "If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh?" (Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare)
23. Asking something with an obvious or known answer intended to make a point or to guide the audience
24. Which kind of rhetoric would try to use a professor or a writer to convince a group of people?
25. The following is an example of, " "Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation"
26. In literature, what is the purpose of using a rhetorical question?
27. Reasoning that is evidence-driven to reach a tentative theory.
28. Using the same structure (in a list or series in a sentence) ..... Ex:We are going to learn to cook, to sew, and to clean.
29. The repetition of words or phrases for emphasis or effect.
30. She dances like a chicken on hot coals.
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