Rhetoric and Fig Lang Review

strong word choices; words that can elicit specific emotions from the audience

• diction

• allusion

• simile

• logos

a question posed to the audience for effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer

• diction

• rhetorical question

• persuasive questioning

• ethos

Which of the following appeals relates to building credibility and trustworthiness

• logos

• ethos

• pathos

• kronos

Which of the following appeals relates to logic such as data, facts, or statistics?

• pathos

• ethos

• logos

• kronos

Which of the following appeals plays on the audience's emotions?

• pathos

• kronos

• logos

• ethos

Identify the type of figurative language being used:

She tossed and turned all night and could not fall asleep. The bed in the guest room was as soft as concrete. She wished she was at home and tucked in her own bed.

• metaphor

• idiom

• parallelism

• simile

Identify the type of figurative language being used:

"What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!”

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• alliteration

the speaker’s attitude about the subject

• mood

• tone

• opinion

• pathos

repeated use of a specific word or phrase for emphasis

• allusion

• alliteration

• rhetorical question

• repetition

Which of the following is an example of juxtaposition?

• She sells seashells by the seashore

• He was as angry and grumpy as an ogre

• Good and evil or fire and ice

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