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Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 9 (30 MCQs)

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1. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children. This is example of what type of figurative language?
2. Makes a connection between two things "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." (Neil Armstrong)
3. The act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect
4. What is the term used to describe the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence?
5. "This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings [ ..... ]This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land, "
6. A very brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something
7. Which word means "a comparison of two unlike things, using the words 'like' or 'as'?"
8. The appeal based on logic or reason:
9. In his speech, Kennedy argues that we must, like our ancestors, continue to fight for .....
10. "You will never be satisfied in life if you don't seize this opportunity. Do you really want to live the rest of your years regretting, wondering what would have happened if you just jumped when you had the chance? Don't you want to be happy?"
11. Repetition of initial sounds of words like a tongue twister.
12. MLK's "I Have a Dream" ..... When King says "And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom, " he means that .....
13. Rhetorical devices are used to appeal to ethos, logos, or pathos.
14. Which rhetorical device refers to the repetition of a grammatical pattern within or across multiple sentences?
15. When Emma Watson says, "For the record, feminism by definition is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of political, economic and social equality of the sexes" (Watson), she is using what rhetorical appeal?
16. ..... is general statement about a group of people or things that is based on only a few people or things in that group.
17. What does it mean to persuade someone?
18. Uses words or phrases with a similar structure-I went to the store, parked the car and bought a pizza.
19. Words that have different positive meanings for individual people but are linked to highly value concepts
20. What term describes the specific group of individuals targeted by the rhetor as the recipients of the message?
21. Using the word "you" is using what point of view?
22. This is an example of, "I feel pretty in the summer, I feel pretty in the winter, I feel pretty in the fall, I feel pretty in the spring."
23. A speaker or writer raises a question and then immediately answers it
24. The appeal to the audience's emotions. Example: "Choose our security system because no price is too high for peace of mind."
25. Calling something to mind without mentioning it directly
26. The overall attitude of a writer toward their subject is known as:
27. An appeal to logic and reason is called
28. Which rhetorical device involves the use of a part to represent the whole?
29. Which of the following best indicates that a writer is biased, or in favor of a particular side?
30. What term describes the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing?
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