Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 67 (25 MCQs)

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1. What is the term for the inversion of typical word order in a sentence?
2. Hey Michael, Avery and Isla, can you guess what metanoia is?
3. Describing one item in terms of another item in an interesting way to add emphasis.
4. Please select which rhetorical device you believe the example below displays.The warm doughnut tasted sweet with hints of vanilla, strawberry, and rich chocolate.
5. A literary technique in which conjunctions (and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession.
6. A set of similarly structured words, phrases, or clauses
7. The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
8. Dentists recommend Listerine to help eliminate sore gums.
9. "Our words seem small beside the loss you have endured."
10. What rhetorical appeal involves establishing credibility and authority?
11. Reading books each day is beneficial and all students should read for at least twenty minutes each day. Studies have shown that students who read this amount score in the 98th percentile on standardized tests.
12. Creates associations; familiarity
13. The repetition of words at the beginning of a line:
14. What type of Persuavise Technique is being used in the sentence below: "Hatred was spreading everywhere, blood was being spilled everywhere, wars were breaking out everywhere."
15. What is the purpose of analyzing tone in nonfiction?
16. Using strongly contrasting words, images, or ideas
17. A poetic and rhetorical device in which normally associated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to another, often creating an effect of surprise or wit
18. "Order now, before time runs out!" is an example of which rhetorical appeal?
19. Which term describes placing contradictory or often dissimilar things next to one another to provoke comparison?
20. An analogy in which one thing is compared to a second thing.
21. The following is an example of what?"Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit."
22. Which situation would fit the word "poignant" ?
23. "Make America Great Again!" and "Yes we can!" are examples of
24. "Do I love you because you're beautiful?Or are you beautiful because I love you?" ~ Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
25. Oh, woeful, oh woeful, woeful, woeful day! ..... Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet