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Rhetorical Devices Test

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  • Q1
    A type of speaking or writing that is intended to make its audience adopt a certain opinion
    Persuasion
    30s
  • Q2
    Emotional appeal
    Pathos
    30s
  • Q3
    Credibility
    Ethos
    30s
  • Q4
    Appeal to logic or reason
    Logos
    30s
  • Q5
    A writer's or speaker's choice of words
    Diction
    30s
  • Q6
    A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.
    Tone
    30s
  • Q7

    the action of mentioning a number of things one by one.

    enumerio

    30s
  • Q8
    A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared.
    Metaphor
    30s
  • Q9
    A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.
    Rhetorical Question
    30s
  • Q10
    Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis
    Repetition
    30s
  • Q11
    Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.
    Figurative Language
    30s
  • Q12
    The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener
    Speaker
    30s
  • Q13
    One's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed.
    Audience
    30s
  • Q14
    One's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing.
    Purpose
    30s
  • Q15
    The shaping of a speaker or writer's language to cause a desired effect. Effective writing or speaking.
    Rhetoric
    30s

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