The Value of a Sherpa Life (Rhetorical Devices)

Which of the following are examples of charged language?

• Her performance was remarkable.

• Her performance was nice.

• They need to be nourished in order to thrive.

• They need to be well-fed in order to grow.

Choose the sentence that maintains a parallel structure.

• The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and to do some warm-up exercises before the game.

• The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game.

Choose the sentence that maintains a parallel structure.

• The salesman expected that he would present his product at the meeting, that he would have time to show his slide presentation, and that prospective buyers would ask him questions.

• The salesman expected that he would present his product at the meeting, that he would have time to show his slide presentation, and that questions would be asked by prospective buyers.

Which of the following is an example of a rhetorical question?

• What on earth were you thinking?

• What are you thinking of?

• Why is she thinking this way?

Choose the sentence that maintains a parallel structure.

• • The following activities can be done at the mall: buying groceries, eating lunch, and paying bills.

• • The following activities can be done at the mall: buying groceries, eat lunch and pay bills.

Which of the following is an example of antithesis?

• • Keep your friends close; keep your enemies closer.

• Keep your friends close; keep your family closer.

Choose the sentence that maintains a parallel structure.

• Elliot could see the marketplace stretching out before him: merchants hawked goods, families browsed stalls, and teenagers spread gossip.

• Elliot could see the marketplace stretching out before him: merchants hawked goods, families were browsing stalls, and teenagers to spread gossip.

How well do you know the Rhetorical Devices: parallelism - antithesis - rhetorical questions - charged language?

• I know them now 100%

• I know only half of them.

• I'm not sure I understand most of them.

• I still need a lot of practice.