LITERARY TERMS AND RHETORICAL DEVICES!

Question 1

"You are quite right in calling for negotiation; however, you are remiss to think it will work.

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concession/counterargument

Question 2

"You forget what you want to remember and you remember what you want to forget," is a(n)

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Chiasmus

Question 3

Men sell the wedding bells, is an example of:

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Assonance

Question 4

Administration declared that wearing Rio Mesa hats is grounds for suspension, is an example of:

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Metynomy

Question 5

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," is an example of a(n):

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aphorism

Question 6

Socrates died from an overdose of wedlock is an example of _________

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malapropism

Question 7

MLK, Jr. inspires me to love my fellow man, to respect all people, and to fight for my beliefs

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Paralellism

Question 8

"Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts [...]"

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Apostrophe

Question 9

Syntax is all the money collected at the church from sinners is a(n) _______

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Malapropism

Question 10

"He's a little thin on top," to describe a bald man is an example of:

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Euphemism

Question 11

I have a dream [...], I have a dream [...], I have a dream [...] is an example of:

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Anaphora

Question 12

"Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly," is an example of:

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Parallelism

Question 13

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," is an example of:

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Antithesis

Question 14

[...]rise from the dark dungeons of complacency to the bright hills of creative protest?" is:

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Antithesis

Question 15

Will we be extremists for hate or for love? is a(n):

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Rhetorical Question

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