Language
Rhetorical Techniques
Audible
Name that Technique
100

Do you need to use vivid language in every speech?

Yes

100

Which rhetorical device uses "like" or "as" to convey a message?

Simile

100

The speed at which one speaks is known as?

Rate of speaking

100

"Wild winds whispered words."


This is an example of. . .

Alliteration

200

Vivid Language strengthens which rhetorical appeal?

Pathos

200

Which rhetorical device uses direct comparisons and the word "is" to convey a message?

Metaphor

200

A strategy to minimize vocal fillers is know as . . .

Punctuation

200

"She looked up, and the clouds looked like cotton balls in the sky."


This is an example of. . .

Simile

300

What is language used to portray?

The message and tone of the story

300

Which rhetorical technique uses multiple words starting with the same letter or sound in a row?

Alliteration

300

The pronunciation and expression of words is known as . . . 

Enunciation

300

"She is a walking dictionary"


Is an example of. . .

Metaphor
400

In regard to Chapter 8, what are aesthetics known as?

Language choices, storytelling, and rhetorical techniques

400

Repetition of sentence structure is an example of what rhetorical device?

Parallelism

400

Filling the space with the appropriate volume of voice is known as. . .

Projection

400

"When he went to the store, the man had written on his shopping list that he needed milk, and eggs, and cheese, and apples, and baking soda."


This is an example of. . .

Parallelism (Polysyndeton)

500

Imagery, word painting, and vivid language are examples of what?

Aesthetic Storytelling

500

Similes and metaphors are examples of what?

Tropes

500

Emphasis of points, allowing the audience to digest the topic, and maintaining audience attention are benefits of what?

Pausing

500

"The leaves rustled as the breeze gently shook the tree. Warm light filtered through the branches as I sat underneath the oak tree in my backyard."

This is an example of. . .

Vivid Language