Rhetoric Review

Which sentence uses correct parallel structure?

• All he could think about was soccer.

• Every morning we make our bed, eat breakfast, and feed the dog.

• Running, jumping, and going on hikes is fun.

• One day we will graduate, get a job, and being an adult.

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• Metaphor uses like or as

• Metaphor compares things and similes don't

• Simile uses like or as

• There is no difference.

We will fight. We will not back down. We will be victorious.

• Anaphora

• Inversion

• Parallel Structure

• Simile

Which below is not an example of inversion?

• Never have I understood less about women.

• Reading the book was not for me.

• He did not want to do his work.

• Rarely has someone been as wrong as you.

What is NOT a rhetorical appeal?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Inversion

• Logos

What is ethos?

• Appealing to logic with statistics and numbers

• Appealing to someone's credibility as a writer.

• Appealing to the emotions of the reader

• All of these

Define Hyperbole.

• Comparing two things using "like" or "as".

• A word that sounds like what it is.

• None of these

• An exaggeration.

"Bang" is an example of...

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopeia

• Simile

Which is an example of a Cumulative sentence?

• The dog howled all night-- loudly, incessantly, and sadly.

• His head bowed, his back bent, he walked off the stage in shame.

• Never have I been able to write well on essays.

• We will overcome. We will be victorious. We will conquer.

Which is an example of Pathos?

• A report card

• The SPCA rescue animals commercials

• A newspaper stock report

• A biography of a famous person.