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Rhetorical Devices Quiz 14 (30 MCQs)

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1. The arrangement of words or phrases in sentences; or the types of sentences (simple, complex, compound, declarative, interrogative, imperative ..... )
2. Which rhetorical device relies on logical reasoning to persuade an audience?
3. "Most dentists claim you should be using Colgate toothpaste."What Rhetorical Strategy is shown?
4. It was a real team effort. (Said by a coach after his team loses by forty points)
5. Which rhetorical device is used in the phrase 'When the going gets tough, the tough get going'?
6. $^{What is the meaning of the allusion?}$My friend was being a total Scrooge when I asked her to share her M&Ms.
7. Which of the following best defines epizeuxis?
8. Which of these uses a direct address to the reader?
9. The inversion of usual word order
10. Appeals to the popularity of a practice or concept as a method of persuasion
11. Sentence arrangement, word order. Type of sentence-simple or complex. Type of sentence:questions, exclamations, declarative, commands, rhetorical questions. Length of sentence-long or short Subtle shifts or abrupt changes in sentence lengths or patterns. Punctuation Use. Use of repetition. Language patterns/Rhythm/Cadence How all of the above contribute to pace. The use of active or passive voice
12. "Just like a moth drawn to a flameOh, you lured me in, I couldn't sense the pain."Is an example of .....
13. Combination of consonant sounds to create a displeasing sound.
14. Inserting a useless but attention-grabbing word in front of your sentence in order to grab the audience's attention. Ex: "Look" or "listen" .
15. Which of these is an example of Epistrophe?
16. How does the use of allusions enhance a speaker's argument?
17. Appealing to reason using facts and structure is a rhetororical appeal know as
18. "The snowflake sparkled like millions of tiny diamonds."What Rhetorical Device is shown?
19. Pathos is used to appeal to the audience's:
20. What is the purpose of using a rhetorical device in writing or speech?
21. How does the rebuttal respond to the counterclaim?
22. Three clauses, the most important at the end
23. The repetition of the same grammatical forms in a text is called .....
24. An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
25. "They just can't get my nose right!"
26. A rhetorical device that uses words or remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what they say, made in order to criticize someone or something
27. In grammar is defined as two or more phrases or clauses in a sentence that have the same grammatical structure. For example:"We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom-symbolizing an end as well as a beginning ..... signifying renewal as well as change."
28. The movie scene focuses on a band of zombies creeping up on a peaceful, moonlit town.
29. Same word/phrase at the BEGINNING of a series of clauses
30. The first writer in England's North American colonies to be published. Author of "The Author to Her Book."
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