Rhetoric Quiz 274 (20 MCQs)

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1. The repetition of the same consonant sounds repeated in a group of words.
2. She is more beautiful than the moon and stars.
3. What the speaker wants the audience to feel while listening; what he/she wants the audience to do after listening.
4. Her love of chocolate was her Achilles' heel.
5. Words that are inaccurate literally, but describe by calling to mind sensations or responses that the thing described evokes.
6. A phrase or sentence is repeated, but in reverse order
7. Which of the following words should you use in formal diction?
8. What genre of rhetoric deals with persuading someone?
9. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness ..... "-Charles Dickens
10. Is this an appeal to Ethos or Pathos?9 out of 10 dentists recommend Crest toothpaste.
11. The person who wrote The Art of Rhetoric was Aristotle.
12. Using contradictory words together
13. Where is "I Have a Dream" delivered?
14. Which relative of Clarissa's inspires her the most?
15. When your friend is trying to convince you to do something and he says, "Come on, what's the worst that could happen?" he's using what kind of rhetorical device to try to convince you?
16. ..... sentences give the main idea at the beginning, and then adding more information to build up the idea further. They are useful when the goal of a writer is clarity rather than suspense.
17. An independent clause
18. It was so crowded that there must have been a million people at the restaurant!
19. As she passed into the next world, Melissa shook her curls one last time.
20. What is required for a group of words to be a CLAUSE?