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100
Marc Antony's line: "I came to bury Caesar, not to praise him" is an example of what?
What is antithesis?
100
"The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." This is an example of which type of syntactical strategy?
What is epistrophe?
100
"On his return he received medals, honors, treasures, titles, fame." This is an example of which syntactical structure?
What is asyndeton?
100
"They even love as though they hate." What rhetorical strategy does this statement exemplify?
What is a paradox?
100
"To be kissed by a fool is stupid; to be fooled by a kiss is worse." What strategy does this statement illustrate?
What is antimetabole?
200
Abraham Lincoln's famous line, "government of the people, by the people, and for the people" illustrates which two syntactical strategies?
What is parallel structure and epistrophe?
200
A student writing a research paper cites a variety of current research as well as addresses opposing arguments against her claim. This student is developing which appeal?
What is ethos (ethical appeal or credibility)?
200
A speech that uses stories, examples, and statistics to manipulate audience members by confirming their fears uses which type of appeal?
What is pathos (or emotional appeal)?
200
A presentation about addressing world hunger incorporates photographs of emaciated children. These phots develop which type of appeal?
What is pathos (or emotional appeal)?
200
"You have a lot of work to do, so I'll lend you a hand." This is an example of which type of metaphor?
What is synecdoche?
300
Hillary Clinton's "It takes a family; it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes community leaders . . . it takes all of us" is an example of what syntactical strategy?
What is anaphora?
300
Citing statistics that are current as well as acknowledging opposing viewpoints is employing which type of appeal?
What is ethos (ethical appeal or credibitility)?
300
Bill Clinton's line, "Let it be our cause to give that child a happy home, a healthy family, and a hopeful future" contains which two syntactical strategies?
What is alliteration and parallelism?
300
Barbara Jordan's line, "characterized by greed and hatred and selfishness and mega-mergers and debt overhang..." contains an example of what syntactical strategy?
What is polysyndeton?
300
An argument that Lebron James is a superior player to Kobe Bryant offers facts, figures, statistics, and statements from expert authorities. These develop which kind of appeal?
What is logos (or logical appeal)?
400
"My AP English teacher doesn't yell; she projects." This statement is an example of what?
What is a euphemism?
400
The "I Have a Dream" speech open with "Five score years ago," and King directly reference the Emancipation Proclamation. The quote, however, echoes the Gettysburg Address. This is an example of what?
What is an allusion?
400
Pope's "Essay on Man" is explicitly instructive; therefore, the essay is said to be what?
What is didactic?
400
"Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist." Emerson's quote is an example of what?
What is an aphorism (or adage or maxim)
400
Lyndon B. Johnson said, "The heart of America is heavy. The spirit of America weeps." This is an example of which rhetorical figure of speech?
What is personification (or anthropomorphism)?
500
In the passages "Was not Jesus and extremist? Was not Amos an extremist? Was not Paul an extermist for the Christian gospel?" Martin Luther King, Jr. justifies his actions using which three literary devices?
What is anaphora, allusion, and rhetorical question?
500
Debatable claim, main idea, central idea, or precise opinion about a limited topic are all different ways of referring to what?
What is a thesis?
500
The clause "the silence hissed" is an example of which three literary devices?
What is personification, oxymorn, and onomatopoeia?
500
The following sentence contains what error? "The AP exam is extremely challenging, you should begin studying now."
What is a comma splice?
500
"The blood was tested by the lab technician." This sentence illustrates what type of verb voice?
What is passive voice?