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Ap English Language Quiz 26 (25 MCQs)

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1. Fill in the blank: ..... is a figure of speech that implicitly compares two unrelated things, typically by stating that one thing is another.
2. What is the term for using language that reflects the way people actually speak?
3. It's been a hard days night, and I've been working like a dog.- "A Hard Day's Night, " The Beatles
4. How does the use of metaphors enhance the persuasiveness of an argument?
5. What is the term for a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises (major and minor) that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion, as in the example:Major premise:All men are mortal. Minor premise:Socrates is a man. Conclusion:Therefore, Socrates is mortal?
6. A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.
7. A lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite
8. What is one of the 'Big Ideas' related to the Rhetorical Situation?
9. Which of the following is NOT a category of symbols described in the glossary?
10. A device used to produce figurative language. Ex:Hyperbole, irony, metaphor, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, etc.
11. Direct comparison using like, as, if, or some combination of the three
12. Which rhetorical term is defined as:'One of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and non-fiction, including all its forms. In prose the printer determines the length of the line; in poetry, the poet determines the length of the line.'
13. Fill in the blank: ..... is a standard theme, element, or dramatic situation that recurs in various works.
14. The writer's attempt to convince his reader to agree with him or her.
15. Greek for "hostile"; an argument that tries to establish the superiority of ones opinion over all others.
16. The rhetorical situation
17. The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words.
18. The rhetorical device that involves repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses is .....
19. A brief reference to a person, event, or place-real or fictitious-or to a work of art
20. Showing active opposition or hostility toward someone or something
21. Which of the following is the least effective type of evidence to establish logos in a formal, academic argument about public policy?
22. Which essays can you use second-person pronouns (you, your) on?
23. A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. Ex:drip, boom, pow, crack, buzz, hiss, etc.
24. Rather than the dictionary definition, the associations suggested by a word implied meaning rather than literal meaning.
25. The central idea or message of a work that offers the insight into life or the human condition; may be stated or unstated.
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