Rhetorical Strategies Quiz
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Also referred to as rhetorical modes or techniques, rhetoric strategies help a writer organize evidence, connect facts into a sequence, and provide clusters of information necessary for conveying a purpose or an argument. Test what you know.
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- 1.A relationship between two unlike terms. ex: Scene is to Movie as Chapter is to Book
- A.
Assonance
- B.
Analogy
- C.
Juxtaposition
- 2.The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sequence of nearby words. ex: I sing and let it ring leaving a sting.
- A.
Assonance
- B.
Refrain
- C.
Alliteration
- 3.A pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds Ex: Peter Piper picked a pepper.
- A.
Alliteration
- B.
Assonance
- C.
Connotation
- 4.A short story told informally. Ex: Joy Luck Club (Turtle Story)
- A.
Allusion
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Motif
- C.
Anecdote
- 5.Speech or writing that abuses or denounces against a person, cause, idea, or system.
- A.
Ad hominem
- B.
Invective
- C.
Euphemism
- 6.Exact repetition of words of phrases at the beginning of successive lines. Ex: "As Caesar loved me, I weep for him. As he was fortunate, I rejoice at it. As he was valiant..."
- A.
Refrain
- B.
Syllogism
- C.
Anaphora
- 7.Figure of speech in which a word, usually an adjective or verb, is applied to 2 nouns. Ex: "weeping eyes and hearts."
- A.
Zeugma
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Juxtaposition
- C.
Hyperbole
- 8.Repetition of a word or group of words at the end of successive phrases, clauses, verses, or sentences. Ex: They saw no evil, heard no evil, and they spoke no evil.
- A.
Anaphora
- B.
Refrain
- C.
Epistrophe
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