Parallelism For Rhetoric Quiz 3 (25 MCQs)

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1. Two or more elements of a sentence (or series of sentences) have the same grammatical structure.
2. The occasion of Buck 'O Neil's speech is .....
3. Language that creates mental pictures in the reader's mind is called:
4. What is "the faculty of observing ..... the available means of persuasion" in any situation?
5. Name that rhetorical device! Which rhetorical device is used in this quote from Patrick Henry's speech?"For my own part, I consider it nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery ..... " (Henry 9-10).
6. What is the primary purpose of Dr. King's use of historical and religious references in his letter?
7. Saying "he left this world" instead of "he died" is an example of
8. Who was the speaker of "The Gettysburg Address?"
9. What is the meaning of understatement?
10. "The private demand for this product has decreased over the past three years, and this year's sales figures are at an all-time low. It's time to explore other options."
11. To inform / to persuade
12. In ..... , the words literally state the opposite of the writer's (or speaker's) true meaning.
13. Short, catchy phrases
14. Using language effectively to convince or persuade
15. Reason or logic. The hard data.
16. "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."
17. Pathos is the appeal of .....
18. "Sir, at long last, have you left no sense of decency?" ..... Joseph Welch
19. Which term refers to the use of language to create a vivid image or idea in the audience's mind?
20. What is the term for the emotional appeal used to persuade an audience in rhetoric?
21. What is the definition of "tone" in literature?
22. Intentionally using words that have either a positive or negative association in order to communicate tone or emotionally manipulate the audience
23. "My fellow citizens:I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors." ..... This is an example of what?
24. Calls into question the purity or "actualness" of something
25. A special form of understatement, where the surface denial serves, through ironic contrast, to reinforce the underlying assertion