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Rhetorical Devices Quiz 7 (30 MCQs)

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1. Use of one word in two different sensesAeneas tulit dolorem et patrem Troia
2. "The earth laughs beneath my heavy feetAt the blasphemy in my old jangly walk"
3. What do you call it when the same word is used at the starts of sentences / clauses?
4. Relying on the emotional passion of the crowd in making an argument; playing on a group's fear or prejudices
5. When a sentence is written with similar grammatical constructions
6. Questions that are not expected to have an answer; are usually asked to make the reader or listener think about something
7. The knowledge of an expert is referred to by the writer
8. How does ethos persuade the audience?
9. The omission of conjunctions
10. Match the rhetorical device to its definition:1. Loaded Language2. Rhetorical Question3. Direct Addressa. Uses positive or negative connotations to influence the reader b. Engages the reader by asking questions that don't require answers c. Includes the reader by using pronouns like "you" or "yourself"
11. Using an authority to endorse your claim that has nothing to do with your claim, or the misuse, and authority
12. The repetition of a word or phrase for emphasisnon feram, non sinam, non patiar
13. Match the definition to the rhetorical device:encourages the reader to complete a point by suggesting that it is less significant than it obviously is.
14. "I have a dream, go back to, one hundred years later ~ MLK Jr's. speech"What Rhetorical Device is shown?
15. Pathos is most effective when it:
16. To mention something in disclaiming the intention mentioning it ..... pretending to deny
17. I am so hungry, I could eat for days.
18. Appealing to emotions is a rhetorical appeal known as
19. You have to be as busy as a bee to get good grades in school.
20. Gives objects a meaning different from their original meaning
21. What rhetorical device or strategy is NOT present here:As god-fearing Christians, we are called to extend compassion and understanding to all, just as Christ demonstrated in his life, embracing those who are often marginalized and offering hope to the weary.
22. "Yesterday, I wore a grey shirt with a coffee stain on the left side of the collar from the spill that I made that morning ..... "What Rhetorical Device is shown?
23. "To err is human, to forgive, divine" (Alexander Pope)
24. Syllogism is .....
25. A brief reference to a historical or literary figure, event or object
26. "You change your mind like a girl changes clothes"
27. A figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other
28. Identify the rhetorical device in the following sentence: "Sending humans to Mars is a giant leap for mankind."
29. The following passage is an example of what rhetorical device: "The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful sweet breath of patient cows. It often had a sort of peaceful smell as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world." -Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
30. "Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both."What Rhetorical Device is shown?
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