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Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 64 (25 MCQs)

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1. Repetition of consonant sounds.
2. What is the term for a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole, or vice versa?
3. A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth."
4. What rhetorical device is used in the following quote:"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
5. In addition to anaphora and parallelism, the following sentence uses which of the following rhetorical devices: "Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed."
6. ..... a struggle against the common enemies of man:tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself."
7. Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence from Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 Moon Landing Speech:'That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.'?
8. Which literary device involves the use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect?
9. Which of the following is the dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word?
10. Rhetorical Devices use words in a certain way to convey meaning or to persuade.
11. The following statement is an example of:"I saw a basketball player sneeze, so all basketball players have allergies."
12. Jumbo shrimp is an example of which rhetorical device?
13. Which rhetorical device uses facts, reasoning, and evidence to support a claim or argument?
14. Which is an example of an ALLUSION?
15. Which rhetorical device is used in the following sentence from Jesse Jackson's 1984 DNC Address:'If, in my high moments, I have done some good, offered some service, shed some light, healed some wounds, rekindled some hope, or stirred someone from apathy and indifference, or in any way along the way helped somebody, then this campaign has not been in vain.'?
16. When a speaker/writer encourages their audience to take specific action related to their topic.
17. What is a common characteristic of a logical fallacy?
18. You're being let go. Her father passed away. The toddler told his mom that he needed to go potty. These are examples of which rhetorical device?
19. The real estate agent said his new farm listing was like the Garden of Eden.
20. What effect does antithesis have?
21. A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
22. What is the term for a figure of speech that involves a direct comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?
23. A SIMILE is .....
24. A reference to a well-known person, place, event or work (book, song or movie) that appears in another work
25. An obvious, intended exaggeration
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