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WorksheetsRhetorical Choices
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following rhetorical choices are considered umbrella terms that can be broken down into small, more specific choices? Select all that apply.
repetition
tone
diction
shifts
definition
Paradoxes, hyperboles, and metaphors are smaller, isolated rhetorical choices that may fall under the umbrella of ___.
Syntax
Diction
Tone
Literary elements
Placing two things/concepts close together for contrasting effect.
Juxtaposition
Comparison
Repetition
Analogy
Which of the following is a concept that an author may define in a piece of rhetoric.
art
hope
free will
WWII
The evolution of the English language
Which rhetorical choice is evident in this excerpt?
analogy
shift in tone
call to action
appeal to ethics
Match the following rhetorical choices
strategy
device
compare/contrast
simile/metaphor
appeals
syntax
ideas communicated (shifts)
word choice
structure
imagery
Which of the following thesis statements most effectively responds to this RHETORICAL ANALYSIS prompt? The following passage is excerpted from the essay "The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History" by Jennifer Price. The essay, published in 1999, examines the popularity of the plastic pink flamingo in the 1950s. Read the passage carefully. Write an essay that analyzes the rhetorical choices Price makes to develop her argument about United States culture.
Price's views about plastic pink flamingoes are inaccurate since they have never been as popular as she would like her reader to believe.
The author uses credibility to develop her argument.
Price appeals to her reader's sense of humor in discussing the evolution of the breed of flamingoes found on the coast of Florida.
Price appeals to her reader's sense of logic while developing her claim that flamingoes represent Americans' bold, forward-thinking culture.
True or False: I should not consider the text's argument elements as rhetorical choices because rhetorical analysis are different sections of the AP test.
True: If I write about argumentation in the rhetorical analysis section, the reader will think I misunderstood the prompt.
False: Many pieces of rhetoric also contain argumentative elements such as claims, counterarguments, and calls to action.
Question asked just for effect or to put emphasis on a point when no real answer is expected
allusion
rhetorical question
anecdote
simile
This excerpt conveys which rhetorical choice?
Analogy
Juxtaposition
Definition
Anecdote
Which rhetorical choice is evident toward the end of this excerpt?
Negation
Call to action
Juxtaposition
Analogy
Read this excerpt from On the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau. The analysis of which rhetorical choice will allow for a more robust essay?
Rhetorical question
Contrast
Definition
Pronoun usage
How does repetition affect the tone of a piece of writing?
It generally makes the tone more humorous.
It can add emphasis and intensity to the tone.
It usually makes the tone more formal.
It has no effect on the tone.
Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence: "She is as beautiful as a sunrise, as stunning as a sunset."
Allusion
Antithesis
Parallelism
Repetition
Which of the following is an example of parallelism?
"I came, I saw, I conquered."
"The more, the merrier."
"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
"She likes cooking, jogging, and to read."
Scenario: Alice recognizes that a text shows evidence of a metaphor at one point and evidence of a hyperbole at another point. She decides to write one BP of her rhetorical analysis about the metaphor and one BP about the hyperbole. What constructive feedback would you provide to Alice?
Since this is not a literary or poetry analysis, Alice should refrain from analyzing the effects of figurative language.
Alice should write about the metaphor and the hyperbole in a single BP, then analyze a few other figurative language examples in the other BP.
Since both choices are types of figurative language, Alice should analyze the effects of both the metaphor and the hyperbole in a single BP and consider writing about another choice in the other BP.
Scenario: Bella recognizes that a text shows evidence of an emotional appeal at one point and evidence of an ethical appeal at another point. She decides to write one BP of her rhetorical analysis about the emotional appeal and one BP about the ethical appeal. What constructive feedback would you provide to Bella?
Try to avoid writing an essay like this because it may result in a limiting, simplistic, and redundant analysis.
Try to avoid writing an essay like this because most pieces of rhetoric will not contain both emotional and ethical appeals.
There is nothing wrong with this kind of analysis.
Jacob expresses that he he draws a blank when he is asked to identify rhetorical choices in a given text. What advice would you give Jacob to help home deal with this concern?
Jack should always plan to look for 3 go-to rhetorical choices that are bound to be in practically any piece of rhetoric: repetition, call to action, allusion
Jack should set aside a few days to commit all the rhetorical choices to memory
Jack should always plan to look for 3 go-to rhetorical choices that are bound to be in practically any piece of rhetoric: shift, tone, diction
Edward recognizes that the text he is analyzing has a counterargument and he decides to write about it in one of his body paragraphs. What feedback would you provide Edward?
This is not a good idea since you are writing a rhetorical analysis, not an argument.
This is a great idea! You may also want to consider analyzing other argument elements evident such as the author's claim and call to action.
Which of the following fall under the umbrella of repetition? Select all that apply.
Parallelism (parallel structure)
Alliteration
Epistrophe
Allusion
Which of the following rhetorical choices are considered umbrella terms that can be broken down into small, more specific choices?
repetition
tone
diction
shifts
Paradoxes, hyperboles, and metaphors are smaller, isolated rhetorical choices that may fall under the umbrella of ___.
Syntax
Diction
Tone
Literary elements
Placing two things/concepts close together for contrasting effect.
Juxtaposition
Comparison
Repetition
Analogy
Which rhetorical choice is evident in this excerpt?
analogy
shift in tone
call to action
appeal to ethics
How does repetition affect the tone of a piece of writing?
It generally makes the tone more humorous.
It can add emphasis and intensity to the tone.
It usually makes the tone more formal.
It has no effect on the tone.
