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Rhetoric Quiz 365 (20 MCQs)

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1. A phrase or expression that evokes a picture of describes a scene.
2. "passive aggressive, " "same difference, " "clearly confused, " "alone together"
3. A brief reference to a famous person or event-often from literature, history, Greek mythology, or the Bible. Example: "He was a real Romeo with the ladies."
4. A subordinate/dependent clause.....
5. "As a medical doctor with over two decades of experience, I can confidently assure you that this treatment plan is both safe and effective." Which rhetoric is used?
6. Words used to invoke emotions ..... Example:profitable, secret, dangerous, revolutionary
7. A tool that helps an author or speaker achieve a particular purpose;usually persuasion
8. "We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne ..... "
9. Words charged with an underlying meaning or implication, used to produce emotion in an audience.
10. What is this an example of? 95% of pupils feel that there is too much homework.
11. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
12. The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing, giving a conversational or familiar tone
13. Format
14. A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. The euphemism may be used to adhere to standards of social or political correctness or to add humor or ironic understatement.
15. Weakened
16. The repetition of coordinating conjunctions, such as "and" or "but" or "or"
17. What diction within the following lines create an annoyed tone? "The alarm buzzed. Jordan smashed her fist down on it ..... hard. It flew off the nightstand and bounced off her cat, Armstrong. The cat yowled indignantly and rocketed out the room."
18. Dwelling on a point by repeating it several times in different words
19. Which transition word indicates a conclusion?
20. The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described. Even such elements as description of the weather can contribute to this. Frequently it foreshadows events.
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