Final Exam

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What is pathos?

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A rhetorical appeal to the audience's emotions, often created using personal anecdotes and loaded language.

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Define personification.

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Giving human emotion to a non-living thing.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, e.g., 'I've been waiting in line for a hundred years.'

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How do you correctly use commas in a list?

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Everyone has lots of jelly beans, cupcakes, and cookies.

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What is a direct quote?

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A word-for-word repetition of what someone else has said or written, e.g., 'Dolphins have sophisticated communication capabilities that allow them to exchange information with other members of their pod.'

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What is ethos?

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A rhetorical appeal to credibility or character.

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What is logos?

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A rhetorical appeal to logic and reason.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.