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Parallel STRUCTURE quiz #parallelstructure
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What is this an example of? "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
Anaphora
Antimetabole
Alliteration
Antagonist
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a zeugma is
where results are predicted from a general premise
a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others
giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
when the audience knows more than characters know
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I have always enjoyed reading the book more than _____________________.
…I watched the movie version.
…to watch the movie.
…watching the movie.
4
What are the levels of parallelism?
phrase, clause, conjunction
word, phrase, clause
word, conjunction, phrase
phrase, clause, averb
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What is often the most effective level of parallel structure?
clauses
words
phrases
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Learning a new language as an adult is more difficult than
to learn
one as a child.
Learning
to learn
No change
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What is this an example of? "Many are called, but few are chosen".
Anaphora
Antihistamine
Anecdote
Antithesis
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All of the following are literary devices that use parallel structure EXCEPT...
Alliteration
Antithesis
Anaphora
Antimetabole
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Rhetorical effect?
Freedom is not voluntarily given by the oppressed; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
Reverses word order
Emphasizes the contrast and tension between the oppressed and oppressive
Focuses on freedom
Contrast between acceptance and demand
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Justin was excited about inviting friends over, eating a good meal, and ___ .
…a game of cards.
…to play cards.
...playing a game of cards.
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Type of parallelism: "I enjoy skiing, writing, and snorkeling."
word
clause
phrase
conjunction
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Which of these is NOT an example of antimetabole?
Eat to live not live to eat
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail
We do what we like and we like what we do
I plan to win because I always win.
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What is this an example of? “Fair is foul and foul is fair.”
Antimetabole
Oxymoron
Anaphora
Hocus Pocus
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which of the following is an example of a Zeugma?
You can execute your laws, and your citizens, as you see fit
“The captain shouted, ‘All hands on deck.’”
The book could not fall into the wrong hands.
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Rhetorical effect?
We do not ride upon the railroad; it rides upon us.
Makes you want to ride a train
Memorable and reveals how the railroad has control over us
Adds descriptive detail
Repeats ideas to emphasize their differences
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There are two ways to get a promotion:
working hard
or make friends in high places.
no change
work hard
to working hard
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Antimetabole
repetition of words in reverse order
evidence based on something the writer knows
a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt
uses a term with two+ meanings in an attempt to deceive
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The man walked down the street, stopped at a shop window, and
was fixing his tie
.
no change
fixed his tie
to fix his tie
