"I Have a Dream" Test Review

Match the following rhetorical appeals to their definitions.

• an appeal to the writer’s character, credibility, or authority

• pathos

• considers the timeliness of an argument or message

• ethos

• an appeal to logic or reason

• logos

• an appeal to emotions

• kairos

Match the following rhetorical devices to their definitions.

• comparison made to clarify ideas by using a familiar concept as a point of reference

• parallelism

• repeated grammatical structure that creates rhythm and emphasis

• allusion

• a brief reference within a work to something outside the work

• analogy

• strong positive or negative words that appeal to emotions

• repetition

• use of the same words to reinforce important ideas

• charged language

Which rhetorical device is reflected in the following example?

Raising children is very much like tending a garden. Both require your consistent attention.

• charged language

• allusion

• analogy

• parallelism

Which rhetorical device is reflected in the following example?

Make a donation. Reach out to friends. Call your relatives. Put up fliers. Support this campaign.

• charged language

• allusion

• repetition

• parallelism

Which rhetorical device is reflected in the following example?

This is the worst and most dangerous bill to come before us in years.

• charged language

• parallelism

• repetition

• analogy

Which rhetorical device is reflected in the following example?

We must find new ways to fund arts education in our school. Arts education helps students in a variety of ways. Arts education is worth the dollars we spend on it.

• charged language

• allusion

• repetition

• analogy

Which rhetorical device is reflected in the underlined portion of the following example?

The crowd parted for Abigail as the sea did for Moses.

• charged language

• allusion

• repetition

• parallelism

Which rhetorical device is reflected in the underlined portion of the following example?

Although he is an honest and strong man, John Proctor has an Achilles’ heel—his relationship with Abigail.

• charged language

• allusion

• repetition

• parallelism

Match the following vocabulary words to their definitions.

• cruel or unjust punishment

• anecdote

• irritation, frustration, annoyance

• exasperation

• a crowd or group of people

• congregation

• a short account of an event, a brief story

• aggregate

• a whole formed by combining separate elements

• oppression

Match the following vocabulary words to their definitions.

• great trouble or misery

• hallowed

• holy, sacred

• prosperity

• good fortune, success

• exalted

• agreeable, having a spirit of goodwill or friendliness without disagreement

• tribulation

• elevated

• amicable