Rhetorical Techniques

What techniques is this?

We will always remember them, these skilled professionals, scientists and adventurers, these artists and teachers and family men and women, and we will cherish each of their stories—stories of triumph and bravery, stories of true American heroes. (Ronald Reagan)

• anaphora

• asyndeton

• polysyndeton

• analogy

What techniques is this?

"It rained on his lousy tombstone, and it rained on the grass on his stomach. It rained all over the place." (JD Salinger - Catcher in the Rye)

• anaphora

• analogy

• polysyndeton

• asyndeton

What TWO techniques are used here:

That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. (Neil Armstrong)

• polysyndeton

• parallelism

• antithesis

• syndeton

What technique is this?

"I expect my dog to chew my pillows, my cat to claw my furniture."

• analogy

• antithesis

• polysyndeton

• asyndeton

What technique is this?

You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: Victory. Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror; victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory, there is no survival. (Winston Churchill)

• rhetorical question

• hypophora

• analogy

• hyperbole

What technique is this?

"Ogres are like onions... Onions have layers. Ogres have layers. You get it? We both have layers." (Shrek)

• analogy

• antithesis

• asyndeton

• hyperbole

What TWO techniques are used here?

"When Lee Mellon finished the apple he smacked his lips together like a pair of cymbals." (from 'A Confederate General in Big Sur' by Richard Brautigan

• parallelism

• simile

• antithesis

• hyperbole

What technique is this?

But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. (William Shakespeare - Romeo & Juliet)

• metaphor

• simile

• analogy

• antithesis

Which is NOT an example of a semantic field?

• • Drizzle

  • Downpour

  • Showers

  • Sprinkle

  • Deluge

• • Flurry

  • Blizzard

  • Snowfall

  • Frost

  • Sleet

• • Temperature

  • Humidity

  • Wind

  • Precipitation

  • Forecast

• • Breeze

  • Gust

  • Gale

  • Zephyr

  • Squall

What persuasive appeals are used here?

"As a doctor with over 20 years of experience, I can assure you that this treatment is safe and effective. I want you to imagine the relief and joy you'll feel when you can finally live pain-free and enjoy your life again. Studies show that 85% of patients experience significant improvement within just two weeks of starting this treatment."

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

• all of the above