11th - Rhetoric

Question 1

This happens when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound.

Accepted Answer

assonance

Question 2

They don't care about how much you know until they know how much you care. This is _________

Accepted Answer

chiasmus

Question 3

Often _______________ meaning is religious, moral, or historical in nature.

Accepted Answer

an allegory's

Question 4

"Folsom Prison" is a(n) __________ for the life of Johnny Cash.

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 5

An extended metaphor where characters, places, and objects carry figurative meaning.

Accepted Answer

Allegory

Question 6

Metaphors and similes are often used to make ____________

Accepted Answer

an analogy

Question 7

When something can be understood in two or more possible ways.

Accepted Answer

ambiguity

Question 8

Love builds a Heaven in Hell's despair. This is an example of ______________

Accepted Answer

antithesis

Question 9

"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the grounds, we shall fight in the fields."

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anaphora

Question 10

Brief reference to a person, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, or literary importance.

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allusion

Question 11

The repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases.

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anaphora

Question 12

One should eat to live not live to eat. This is an example of ______________.

Accepted Answer

chiasmus

Question 13

A parallel can be drawn between the thesis of a paper and the _____________ of a song.

Accepted Answer

chorus

Question 14

A word, statement, or situation with two or more possible meanings.

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ambiguous

Question 15

"Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

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alliteration

Question 16

The word LIE is an example of _______________

Accepted Answer

ambiguity

Question 17

Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice. This is an example of __________

Accepted Answer

antithesis

Questions 17