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Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 23 (25 MCQs)

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1. Rhetorical devices and appeals are primarily used to .....
2. The direct meaning of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it; explicit or primary meaning.
3. You don't have to be Albert Einstein to understand poetry.
4. A literary technique in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed.
5. The following is an example of a ..... :To raise a happy, healthy, and hopeful child, it takes a family; it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes businesspeople; it takes community leaders .....
6. The phrase "birth of freedom" in the final line of Lincoln's address calls to mind which similar phrase in the first sentence of the speech?
7. Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?
8. What is the primary purpose of King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'?
9. ..... is special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.
10. "To think on death it is a misery, To think on life it is a vanity;to think on the world verily it is, to think that here man hath no perfect bliss." -Peachum
11. Using strongly contrasting words, images, or ideas in parallel structure
12. An Appeal that relies on trusted or professional advice
13. Rhetorical Deviceputting two contrasting elements together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising, witty, or even startling
14. Read this line from Patrick Henry's speech:We have petitioned-we have remonstrated-we have supplicated-we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament.What is the primary emotion he appeals to here?
15. Appeal to ..... asks the audience to follow a line of reasoning. Verifiable evidence can be used to support these appeals
16. Rhetorical Devicea question posed for effect, not requiring an answer
17. The statement "Governments are like cages full of wild animals!" is an example of which rhetorical device?
18. Using language that sounds important, formal, or impressive.
19. You do not do your homework, then the test will be difficult.This step by step reasoning is an example of using
20. In the second sentence of his address, Lincoln refers to "that nation." Which nation is he talking about?
21. To represent as greater than is actually the case
22. Lively descriptions that create an image in your head
23. Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are examples of what type of persuasive tools?
24. The following is an example of, "You win some, you lose some."
25. Persuasive appeals in literature include all of the following EXCEPT
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