The art of speaking or writing effectively.

Which of these IS an example of polysyndeton?

Neither he nor his brother nor his mother nor his sister was present.

Repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.

Which of the following is NOT an example of anaphora

It’s been a real circus at home since Mom went on vacation.

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1
Pathos is a rhetorical appeal that draws on the audience's emotions, typically those of sadness or pity.
True
False
2
"We've seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers" is which:
Juxtapostion
Parallelism
Epistrophe
Symbolism
3
What is rhetoric?
An exaggeration used for emphasis.
A short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident.
The art of speaking or writing effectively.
A question asked to create dramatic effect but not to get an answer.
4
"I've seen that movie a million times!" is an example of what device?
Symbolism
Allusion
Hyperbole
Crescendo
5
A Gatorade ad including famous athletes in order to help sell their product is an example of:
Ethos
Pathos
Allusion
Logos
6
Which of these IS an example of polysyndeton?
Reduce, recycle, reuse.
We went to the park, played on the jungle gym, ran around, had a picnic.
You will soon be asked to do great violence in the cause of good.
Neither he nor his brother nor his mother nor his sister was present.
7
Epistrophe is:
Repetition of a phrase, question, or plea for emphasis.
Omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.
Repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.
Repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.
8
A simile is when you compare an idea, object, or image to another dissimilar one without the use of as or like.
False
True
9
Which of the following is NOT an example of anaphora
It’s been a real circus at home since Mom went on vacation.
Stay safe. Stay well. Stay happy.
I wish I may; I wish I might...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...
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The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human is:
Personification
Paradox
Polysyndeton
Parallelism

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