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Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 20 (25 MCQs)

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1. I like that boom boom powThem chickens jackin' my style-The Black Eyed Peas, "Boom Boom Pow"
2. And I'm so sick of love songs, so tired of tearsSo done with wishing you were still hereSaid I'm so sick of love songs, so sad and slowSo why can't I turn off the radio?-Ne-Yo, "So Sick"
3. The act of giving human attributes to inanimate objects.
4. What is an example of a simile in advertising?
5. Oxymoron is .....
6. Which argument would use the following words to change a person's perspective of a topic:I have been a lawyer for 25 years and have won 95% of my cases in this matter.
7. Identify the device present in this example:Throughout the play we are made to witness the force of politics to shape and shatter lives.
8. Is oxymoron and antithesis the same thing?
9. You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes-Michael Jackson, "Thriller"
10. The repetition of consonant sounds in the middle of two or more words in proximity to one another.
11. Identify the rhetorical devices used in the following sentence: "For no government is better than the men who compose it, and I want the best, and we need the best, and we deserve the best."-John F. Kennedy
12. A hyperbole is an exaggeration that is obvious and not supposed to be taken literally.
13. Which rhetorical device is being used when a word is used to stand for something else that it has attributes of or is associated with?
14. Which of the following is a "rhetorical question" ?(Meaning a question that doesn't need to be answered.)
15. ..... is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. It is just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text.
16. Identify the rhetorical device in the sentence 'The wind whispered through the trees'.
17. The strength of an argument relies on the .....
18. Which rhetorical appeal is primarily concerned with the logical structure and evidence of an argument?
19. What is a 'fallacy'?
20. Drive a hard bargain
21. What is a technique that speakers/authors use to persuade their audience?
22. I stayed home from school today because I was sick as a dog
23. In the sentence 'The pen is mightier than the sword, ' which rhetorical device is being used?
24. A comparison to one situation to another situation ("I need my phone like fish needs WATER!")
25. "Yes, we're in pain now. We are in mourning and we are in shock."Is this juxtaposition?
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