Rhetorical devices

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Rhetorical device

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A series of techniques used to influence a listener, reader, or audience to believe a certain claim

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"Order now, before time runs out!" is an example of which rhetorical appeal? Options: Pathos, Kairos, Ethos, Logos

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Kairos

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"Life is but a walking shadow; a poor player..." This is an example of a...

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metaphor

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A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared using like or as is which of the following rhetorical devices? Options: metaphor, hyperbole, personification, simile

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simile

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ALLITERATION

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The recurrence of initial consonant sounds

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Which speech device is used in the following speech excerpt from 44th U.S. President Barack Obama? "They are all part of the finest fighting force that the world has ever know. They have served tour after tour of duty in distant, different, and difficult places."

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alliteration

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How could the following sentence be rewritten to include assonance?
The boat moved on the water.

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The boat floated slowly over the ocean.

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Which rhetorical device is used in the sentence: "Finding alternative energy sources should be a top priority for today, a top priority for tomorrow and a top priority for the future."

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repetition

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This rhetorical device is an arrangement of words or sentences in similar grammatical form to show the ideas are equal in importance. Examples: "Easy come, easy go.", "Like father, like son.", "I have a dream."

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Parallelism

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Which rhetorical device is used in the sentence: "The greater the involvement of community leaders in green issues, the greater the chance of all community members taking an interest."

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parallelism