Rhetorical Devices 1
Rhetorical Devices 2
Persuasive Techniques 1
Persuasive Techniques 2
MLK Speech
100
The art of argumentation
What is rhetoric?
100
I asked for her hand in marriage is an example of
What is synecdoche?
100
used to persuade a group to think a certain way.
What are persuasive techniques?
100
“justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream” is an example of
What is simile?
100
Give one example of an allusion in the speech and its meaning.
Answers may vary
200
The substitution of less powerful word for harsh ones to create irony is a/an
What is an euphenism?
200
Using the words “we”, “us” or “our” to include the reader or audience by assuming we all agree is called
What is inclusive language?
200
“a check which has come back marked insufficient funds” is an example of
What is metaphor?
200
Give one example of evidence in the speech and what type of evidence.
Direct quote
300
Repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginning of phrases or sentences is called
What is anaphora?
300
Icy hot or alone together are examples of
What is an oxymoron?
300
“work together, to pray together, to struggle together” is an example of
What is repetition?
300
“sweltering summer” is an example of
What is alliteration?
300
Give an example of anaphora in the speech and why it was used.
answers may vary, to call attention to important words or concepts
400
Asking a question when no real answer is expected is called
What is a rhetorical question?
400
A statement that appears to be contradictory but has some truth is called a
What is paradox?
400
“lonely island of poverty” is an example of
What is personification
400
“the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury…”
What is kairos?
400
Give an example of a metaphor in the speech and why it was used
Answers may vary
500
Raising questions to answer them is called
What is hypophora?
500
sarcastic, angry, passionate, confident are examples of
What is tone?
500
“We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane” is an example of
What is assonance?
500
“greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation” is an example of
What is hyperbole?
500
Give an example of inclusive language in the speech and why it was used.
What is "we" to make the audience feel included in the cause.
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