On Compassion by Barbara Lazear Ascher

In paragraph 7 we find each of the following EXCEPT

• alliteration

• repetition

• first person point of view

• contrasting imagery

• figurative language

Paragraphs 12 and 13 contain each of the following EXCEPT

• opinion

• oxymoron

• contrast

• personification

• juxtaposition

For the speaker, the primary purpose of the sentence, "And yet, it may be that these are the conditions that finally give birth to empathy, the mother of compassion" (par.13) is to

• extend and develop an idea from the previous paragraph

• refute a previously stated proposition

• challenge a previously stated belief

• qualify an impression left by the previous paragraph

• explain a solution for the problem previously discussed

The speaker's tone could best be described as

• thoughtful and reflective

• analytical and technical

• eager and enthusiastic

• sardonic and strident

• insistent and pedantic

To advance her thesis, the speaker employs each of the following EXCEPT

• anecdotes

• personal experience

• historical allusion

• rhetorical questions

• objectivity

Upon completing the essay, the reader is most likely to view it as a(n)

• querulous complaint

• thoughtful appeal

• objective characterization

• contentious argument

• challenging polemic

In the essay, the speaker does each of the following EXCEPT

• enjoins

• describes

• asks

• compares

• narrates

An important rhetorical shift is signaled by which of the following introductory phrases?

• "The others on the corner" (par. 2)

• "Like other cities" (par. 12)

• "But for now" (par. 3)

• "As winter approaches" (par. 10)

• "And yet" (par. 13)