Question 1

Barbara Jordan, 1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address:

"Are we to be one people bound together by common spirit, sharing in a common endeavor; or will we become a divided nation?"

Accepted Answer

The speaker is using a rhetorical question.

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The speaker is using parallel structure.

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The speaker is using repetition

Question 2

Barack Obama - "Yes We Can" Speech (2008):

"Yes, we can heal this nation. Yes, we can repair this world. Yes, we can."

Accepted Answer

The speaker is using repetition.

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The speaker is using parallel structure.

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The speaker is using a rhetorical question.

Question 3

Martin Luther King Jr. - "I Have a Dream" (1963):

"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today.'"

Accepted Answer

The speaker is using repetition.

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The speaker is using a rhetorical question.

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The speaker is using parallel structure.

Question 4

George W. Bush - 2004

"We've seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers."

Accepted Answer

The speaker is using parallel structure.

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The speaker is using repetition.

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The speaker is using a rhetorical question.

Question 5

Malala Yousafzai - Address to the United Nations (2013):

"Let us pick up our books and pens. They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world."

Accepted Answer

The speaker is using repetition.

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The speaker is using parallel structure.

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The speaker is using a rhetorical question.

Question 6

John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address (1961):

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."

Accepted Answer

The speaker is using parallel structure.

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The speaker is using a rhetorical question.

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The speaker is using repetition.

Question 7

Winston Churchill - "We Shall Fight on the Beaches" (1940):

"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..."

Accepted Answer

The speaker is using repetition.

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The speaker is using a rhetorical question.

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The speaker is using parallel structure.

Question 8

In her speech, Sojourner Truth repeats a rhetorical question, "And ain't I a woman?". What is she emphasizing by repeating this question throughout her speech?

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She is emphasizing the contrast between reality and what people say

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She is emphasizing that all woman are strong

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She is emphasizing that she is a woman

Question 9

In her speech, Sojourner Truth asks "What's that got to do with women's rights or negroes' rights?" What is she drawing attention to with this rhetorical question?

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She is challenging the logic behind denying women's rights based on intellect.

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She is emphasizing that she is a woman should have the same rights as men

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She is challenging the idea that women have no intellect

Question 10

In her speech, Sojourner Truth asks “Where did your Christ come from?” What is she asking the audience to reflect on with this rhetorical question?

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She is asking the audience to reflect on how everyone is born from a woman

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She is emphasizing that she is a woman should have the same rights as men

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She is reflecting the idea that women and Christ are the same

Question 11

Why might "that little man in black" be considered loaded language?

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Using the words "little" indicates that Sojourner Truth has no respect for him

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Using the words "blank" indicates that Sojourner Truth does not like his clothing

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Sojourner Truth is insulting the man because he is short

Question 12

In Malala Yousafzai's speech, what purpose does the greeting in paragraph 1 serve?

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It serves to establish a connection with the audience and set a personal tone for the speech

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It serves to highlight the differences between Malala Yousafzai and the audience, because they are all related

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It serves to emphasize how much Malala Yousafzai cares about the audience and how she will work to protect them

Question 13

In Malala Yousafzai's speech, what purpose does the parallel structure in the lines "the first Pashtun, the first Pakistani, and the youngest person" serve?

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It serves to emphasize how important this award is for her

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It serves to establish a connection with her origin country

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It serves to highlight the differences between her identities

Question 14

In Malala Yousafzai's speech, what purpose does the repetition in paragraph 4 serve?

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It serves to emphasize how important this award is for many people

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It serves to establish a connection between her and the people she represents

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It serves to highlight the importance of people who have won this award

Question 15

In Malala Yousafzai's speech, what purpose does the parallel structure in paragraph 13 serve?

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It serves to create a contrast and highlight the impact of terrorism

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It serves to point out the difference between the Taliban and the women

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It serves to highlight the beauty of Swat and its people

Question 16

In Malala Yousafzai's speech, what purpose does the parallel structure in paragraph 17 serve?

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It serves to emphasize that no matter the choice, it would result in death

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It serves to point out the different options she had

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It serves to highlight how important it was to speak up, even if she was killed

Question 17

In Malala Yousafzai's speech, what purpose does the rhetorical question in paragraph 19 serve?

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It serves to highlight how the Taliban does not understand the Holy Quran at all, even though they say they do

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It serves to point out that the Holy Quran has forbidden killing all of humanity

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It serves to point out the contradiction between what the Taliban says they believe and what they teach

Question 18

What is the speaker emphasizing with the repetition of "I will" in paragraph 26?

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Her determination and commitment

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Her joy and happiness

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Her promises and attempts

Question 19

What is the speaker emphasizing when she repeats the word "basic" in paragrah 31?

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The contrast between the simple studies that are thought to be enough for most people and the more advanced studies that others pursue

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How easy it is for some people to pursue studies and how difficult it is for others

Question 20

What is the speaker using when she says "empty classrooms, lost childhoods, and wasted potentials?"

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She is using parallel structure.

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She is using repetition.

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She is using a rhetorical question.

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