Understanding Rhetoric Lessons

How does Granholm end her speech "Remembering Rosa Parks"?

• With a song

• With a poem

• With a salute

• With a story

Which situation is an example of nonverbal communication?

• A speaker plays with language to entertain the audience.

• A speaker makes eye contact with his or her audience.

• A speaker uses metaphor to help create a mental image.

• A speaker ends his or her speech with a call to action .

Why does Granholm use a slow and steady pace in her speech "Remembering Rosa parks"?

• To let the audience know that her speech will be exciting

• To allow the audience time to get used to her speaking patterns

• To give audience time to get connect with the meaning of her words

• To provide the audience information that she considers important

I want to speak not to the CEOs but to the secretaries of the company; not to the senators but to the janitors; not to those who were lucky enough to be ushered into this beautiful space today but those who stood in line for hours waiting to get in. And to those of you who are outside who did not get in---this is your day.

----Jennifer Granholm, "Remembering Rosa Parks"

What is Granholm's most likely purpose for including this passage in her speech "Remembering Rosa Parks"?

• To create a mental image of the type of person that Rosa Parks was

• To establish herself as a personal friend of many people in the audience

• To allow the audience to recognize the reason they are here today

• To make a connection between the people in the audience and Rosa Parks

No more quiet than strong; certainly no more strong than quiet.

--Jennifer Granholm, "Remembering Rosa Parks"

Why does Granholm play with language in this excerpt from "Remembering Rosa Parks"?

• To establish her credibility as Rosa Park's friend

• To encourage the audience to fight Rosa Park's war

• To help the audience create a mental image

• To make her speech more interesting to listen to

Why does Granholm continuously return to the metaphor of Rosa parks as a warrior in "Remembering Rosa parks"?

• To remind the audience that Rosa Parks was a military hero

• To give her speech structure and help the audience follow along

• To make Rosa Parks seem more exciting to younger generations

• To establish her credibility as a personal friend to Rosa Parks

How can the use of metaphor make a speech more memorable?

• By highlighting the speaker's command of language

• By rephrasing earlier elements of a speech

• By helping the audience to create a mental image

• By forcing the audience to pay better attention

What is the best way to emphasize a point when giving a speech?

• Ask your audience to pay attention

• Speed up the pacing of your speech

• Raise the level of your voice

• Clap your hands together.