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Rhetorical Devices Quiz 17 (30 MCQs)

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1. A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.
2. The use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech.
3. Repetition of an initial consonant sound
4. Appeal to logic and reason.
5. A rhetorical device in which the speaker raises an objection to his own argument and then immediately answers it.
6. A rhetorical device in which a word or expression is repeated at the beginning of a number of sentences, clauses, or phrases.
7. "While Lennon read a book on Marx, the quartet practiced in the park" -American Pie
8. What does an anecdote do?
9. A traffic cop opens his mailbox. He has received notice that his license has been suspended! The reason? He has too many unpaid parking tickets. This is an example of .....
10. A literary device in which the repetition of similar vowel sounds takes place in two or more words in proximity to each other within a line of poetry or prose
11. Which rhetorical device is utilized in the following:But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.
12. The repetition of the exact words, phrases or sentences is called-
13. A rhetorical device is effective because it:
14. Concrete imagery [LIKE / AS]
15. Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty.
16. An American revivalist preacher and philosopher. Author of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."
17. "You call me up again just to break me like a promise."
18. During a school trip to Philadelphia, David, Benjamin, and Aria decided to try out the local cuisine. They found that people in Philly love to eat hoagies and all kinds of tasty jawns. What literary device is being used in this description?
19. How does hyperbole enhance the impact of a message?
20. The facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in a piece of poetry or prose.
21. How does the reasoning support the claim?
22. "Whisper words of wisdom, let it be." -The Beatles
23. Identify the rhetorical device that Regan used in the following lines:There will be more shuttle flights and more shuttle crews and, yes, more volunteers, more civilians, more teachers in space. Nothing ends here; our hopes and our journeys continue.
24. What is the purpose of using analogy in rhetoric?
25. Comparing a difficult or unknown idea to something familiar
26. Diction is the author's
27. Oliver, a literature student, came across the term 'epithet' in his textbook. Which of the following would be the correct definition that he should understand?
28. The use of three phrases in succession, with all three constructed in the same pattern. It is the rule of three combined with another of our favorite structures-parallelism.
29. Pairing exact opposites or contrasting ideas in a parallel structure.Effect:creates rhythm, highlights the dramatic difference between opposing ideas.
30. Identify the rhetorical device in the following line:We must therefore act together as a united people, for national reconciliation, for nation building, for the birth of a new world.
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