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Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 36 (25 MCQs)

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1. A comparison of unalike things (not using "like" or "as")
2. 'Home is where the great are small, And the small are great'is an example of .....
3. Any stylistic device or resource of language that an author or speaker uses to help persuade or make a desired impact on his/her audience.
4. Repetition of a word or phrase at the BEGINNING of successive clauses.
5. Art of effective communication, especially persuasive discourse
6. The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences.
7. "Nory was a Catholic because her mother was a Catholic, and Nory's mother was a Catholic because her father was a Catholic, and her father was a Catholic because his mother was a Catholic, or had been."
8. Which rhetorical device is illustrated in the following example:'Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.'
9. Name the rhetorical device."I'll love you, dear, I'll love you till China and Africa meet, And the river jumps over the mountainAnd the salmon sing in the street, I'll love you till the oceanIs folded and hung up to dryAnd the seven stars go squawkingLike geese about the sky."
10. Asked for the sole purpose of getting your audience to start thinking how you want them to be thinking; it is NOT meant to be answered.
11. Name the rhetorical device present in the following quote. "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress."
12. How could the following sentence be rewritten to include assonance?The boat moved on the water.
13. This is an effective method of persuasion because it can make your audience feel an EMOTIONAL CONNECTION and be more likely to take action:
14. A contradiction that is somehow true.
15. Rhetorical devices can be used to enhance the effectiveness of the message by making it .....
16. When a speaker tells a short story related to their topic or argument, they are using a(n)
17. If BRAINS WERE GOLD, you'd be poorer than Weasley. Those who foolishly sought POWER BY RIDING THE BACK OF THE TIGER ended up inside. We will not be satisfied until JUSTICE ROLLS DOWN LIKE WATER.
18. Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
19. Tongue twisters are also examples of .....
20. If my story begins with "It was a dark and stormy night ..... " and I intend to have bad things happen, I am creating
21. Which rhetorical device involves the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect?
22. "We cannot afford to waste precious time searching for our keys every morning. We need to always be able to locate them on a moment's notice." This statement can best be described as .....
23. You need to start focusing in class and putting more effort into your work. Do you want to be a failure for the rest of your life?
24. What is the definition of figurative language?
25. The direct opposite, a sharp contrast.
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