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WorksheetsAP Lang Rhetorical Choices
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following is an acceptable quote integration? Select all that apply.
Thatcher begins by saying, "We have lost a great president, a great American, and a great man."
"We have lost a great president, a great American, and a great man." Margaret says this to start things off.
To begin her eulogy, Thatcher describes Reagan as "a great president, a great American, and a great man."
Margaret Thatcher states Reagan was a great President, a great American, and a great man.
Ethos refers to the credibility of _______________
The speaker
The subject of the piece
The audience
A speaker may establish credibility by...
Sharing credentials
Using an appropriate tone
Demonstrating expertise
Establishing common ground with the audience.
define polysyndeton
A stylistic device in which several internal vowels sounds are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect.
A stylistic device in which the omission of conjunctions is used to achieve an artistic effect.
A stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect.
define juxtaposition
literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts.
element of syntax in which the most prominent information is positioned at the beginning of the sentence.
literary technique in which ideas are intentionally positioned for purposes of comparison rather than contrast.
define anaphora?
When your dog impregnates your fish
Deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs.
specific word choice
the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds
define rhetoric?
The sentence structure
The purpose of the text
Effective or persuasive speaking or writing
The authors attitude towards the subject
author's prejudice toward a subject
Concession
Attitude
Bias
Tone
an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attach using strong, abusive language
metonymy
invective
litotes
juxtaposition
a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
metonymy
metaphor
irony
oxymoron
a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains come degree of truth or validity
irony
inference
loose sentence
paradox
the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity
loose sentence
narrative
parallelism
invective
AP Lang Rhetorical Choices
A) The use of emotional appeal to persuade the audience.
B) The arrangement of words to create a specific effect.
C) The credibility of the speaker.
D) The use of logical reasoning to support an argument.
AP Lang Rhetorical Choices
A) A rhetorical question is used to elicit a response from the audience.
B) A rhetorical question is used to make the audience think.
C) A rhetorical question is used to provide an answer.
D) A rhetorical question is used to confuse the audience.
AP Lang Rhetorical Choices
A) Pathos appeals to the audience's emotions.
B) Pathos appeals to the audience's logic.
C) Pathos appeals to the speaker's credibility.
D) Pathos appeals to the audience's sense of humor.
