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Rhetorical Devices Quiz 10 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the purpose of using rhetorical devices in an argument essay?
2. Define repetition in rhetoric.
3. What is anaphora in rhetoric?
4. What rhetorical device is at work in "Together, we are unstoppable" ?
5. The phrase "courage is not the roar of triumph, but the quiet persistence in the face of uncertainty" demonstrates which rhetorical device?
6. Involves extending a sentence or phrase in order to further explain, emphasize, or exaggerate certain points of a definition, description, or argument. It can involve embellishment or technical elaboration. Either way, more information is being added.
7. Concrete imagery [NO like / as]
8. What is a logical fallacy / faulty reasoning?
9. Why can hyperbole be considered faulty reasoning?
10. Turning from entire audience to address a specific group
11. '' the sound of silence"
12. During a breakfast gathering, Michael commented, 'The eggs that Daniel cooked were not, in any sense of the word, delicious.' Which literary device is Michael using in his statement?
13. Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said this butter's bitter.
14. Assonance is a repetition of .....
15. During a school play, David exclaimed, 'Look at Nora! She's a bird! A plane! Superman!' Which literary device is David using in this sentence?
16. Give an example of a rhetorical question.
17. Explain alliteration with an example.
18. Describe epistrophe and provide an example.
19. "I climbed a mountain and I turned aroundAnd I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills'Til the landslide brought me down" -Fleetwood Mac
20. The repetition of the last word in a phrase at the beginning of the next phrase or sentence. Ex:Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate and hate leads to suffering.
21. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life .....
22. During a school concert, Daniel noticed that William had a deep affection for music. He observed that William had loved music from the time he was a baby until now. Which literary device is used in this observation?
23. What role does context play in understanding rhetorical devices?
24. "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers." This is an example of which rhetorical device?
25. "You're hot then you're coldyou're yes then you're noyou're in then you're outyou're up then you're down"
26. "You there, have you no dignity?"This is an example of which device?
27. Assonance Definition:
28. What is the role of imagery in literature?
29. Which sentence shows hyperbole as a rhetorical device?
30. Why is the evidence credible?
31. Which sentence is an example of faulty reasoning?
32. A reference to something literary, mythical, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize.
33. What is irony as a rhetorical device?
34. Are you going to stand by and let the power lines be built in our backyards?
35. Which of these shows a stereotype?
36. "I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost."
37. Euphemism Definition:
38. How does hyperbole function in persuasive writing?
39. An argumentative appeal based on facts, evidence, or reasons.
40. Define pathos in rhetoric.
41. A figure of speech in which words repeat at the end of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases.
42. What is a question posed for effect, not requiring an answer? Example: "How long shall we look the other way while our fellow human beings suffer?"
43. Hear the mellow wedding bells.
44. The phrase "Our strength lies not in the absence of challenges, but in the resolve with which we confront them" is an example of what rhetorical device?
45. "What we need in America is love, and wisdom, and compassion, and a feeling of justice"
46. It is used when you give an animal or object qualities or abilities that only a human can have.
47. Kisses are the flowers of affection.
48. Kai, Anika, and Abigail are in a poetry class. Their teacher asked, 'What is the correct definition of assonance that you would use if you were writing a poem?'
49. A rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.
50. The writer's choice and use of words and phrases.
51. An association that a word may suggest.
52. Which sentence is an emotional appeal?
53. What is the effect of using rhetorical questions in writing?
54. What is the best definition for antithesis?
55. It compares two things using words such as "like" or "as" .
56. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following statement:'Just as a sword is the weapon of a warrior, a pen is the weapon of a writer.'
57. What is a metaphor in rhetoric?
58. Explain the concept of rhetorical appeals.
59. Conflicting images that create a profound truth
60. What is the rhetorical device in "no summit too high, no horizon too distant" ?
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