Rhetorical Devices Test
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- Q1A type of speaking or writing that is intended to make its audience adopt a certain opinionPersuasion30s
- Q2Emotional appealPathos30s
- Q3CredibilityEthos30s
- Q4Appeal to logic or reasonLogos30s
- Q5A writer's or speaker's choice of wordsDiction30s
- Q6A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.Tone30s
- Q7
the action of mentioning a number of things one by one.
enumerio
30s - Q8A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared.Metaphor30s
- Q9A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.Rhetorical Question30s
- Q10Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasisRepetition30s
- Q11Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.Figurative Language30s
- Q12The person who is presenting an oral message to a listenerSpeaker30s
- Q13One's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed.Audience30s
- Q14One's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing.Purpose30s
- Q15The shaping of a speaker or writer's language to cause a desired effect. Effective writing or speaking.Rhetoric30s