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Rhetorical Devices Repetition Part 2

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“… that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.“ (Abraham Lincoln)

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus

2.

"We have seen the state of our Union in the endurance of rescuers, working past exhaustion. We've seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers -- in English, Hebrew, and Arabic." (Pres. George W. Bush)

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus

3.

"Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude." -Jesse Jackson

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus

4.

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." -Neil Armstrong

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus

5.

“It’s got awesome security. And the right apps. It’s got everything from Cocoa and the graphics and it’s got core animation built in and it’s got the audio and video that OSX is famous for. It’s got all the stuff we want.” (Steve Jobs about the iPhone)

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus

6.

"As I've said before, being president doesn't change who you are; it reveals who you are." (Michelle Obama)

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus

7.

"Washington flourished, but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered, but the jobs left and the factories closed. The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country." (Pres. Donald Trump)

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus

8.

"We must change that deleterious environment of the 80's, that environment which was characterized by greed and hatred and selfishness and mega-mergers and debt overhang...." (Barbara Jordan)

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus

9.

"“Bad men live that they may eat and drink,

whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.” (Socrates)

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus

10.

"We don’t mistrust each other because we’re armed; we’re armed because we mistrust each other." (Pres. Ronald Reagan)

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus

11.

"My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington." (Pres. Barack Obama)

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus

12.

"A president who will bring all of us together—Black, White, Latino, Asian, Indigenous—to achieve the future we collectively want." (Vice President Kamala Harris)

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus

13.

"Across this country, educators, parents, first responders, Americans of all walks of life are putting their shoulders back, fighting for each other." (First Lady Dr. Jill Biden)

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus

14.

"The unbelievers will say they are but words, but a slogan, but a flamboyant phrase." (General Douglas MacArthur)

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus

15.

"My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total." (Representative Barbara Johnson)

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus

16.

"At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a child, a friend, or a parent." (First Lady Barbara Bush)

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

parallel structure

d)

chiasmus