Rhetorical Devices

Open Ended

How can analyzing rhetorical devices improve your own skills as a writer or speaker?

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to understand rhetorical devices when listening to speakers or reading writers?

• Because it helps us determine the effectiveness of their communication

• Because it makes us memorize speeches

• Because it helps us ignore persuasive techniques

• Because it makes us better at math

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes parallel structure in writing?

• Repetition of grammatically similar words, phrases, clauses, or sentences to create rhythm and balance

• Using strong contrasting words or ideas

• Restating an idea using the same words

• Expressing the same idea using different words

Open Ended

How does the coach's instructions to the players demonstrate parallelism?

Multiple Choice

Which rhetorical device is used when a writer asks a question but does not provide an answer because it is obvious or obviously desired?

• Rhetorical Question

• Antithesis

• Restatement

• Repetition

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank: Repetition is the act of restating an idea using the

words.

Multiple Select

Select all the rhetorical devices that use repetition as a key feature.

• Parallelism

• Repetition

• Restatement

• Antithesis

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is an example of restatement?

• We can not dedicate – we can not consecrate – we can not hallow – this ground.

• Let both sides explore…Let both sides seek to invoke.

• The war is inevitable – let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come!

• Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.

Multiple Choice

Which rhetorical device relies on the reader or listener to be familiar with a reference to a famous person, event, or story, and is used to stimulate ideas and add extra information?

• Allusion

• Analogy

• Alliteration

• Irony

Fill in the Blanks

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a phrase is known as

.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of humor mentioned in the slide?

• Hyperbole

• Sarcasm

• Irony

• Metaphor

Fill in the Blanks

The purpose of studying rhetorical devices is to help us determine the effectiveness of

and writers.

Open Ended

How does understanding rhetorical devices help us become better writers and speakers?