Quiz O' Da Hoopla

Question 1

"The rifles sway, their metal bolts winking in afternoon sun," is:

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Personification

Question 2

"In the US, roughly 2.5 million children are homeless." This rhetoric is using:

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Logos (logic) and Pathos (emotion)

Question 3

Rhetoric is:

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Persuasive speech

Question 4

Figurative language is the same thing as:

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Rhetorical devices

Question 5

Words that WEAKEN an argument are:

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erode, undermine, dispute, contradict, negate

Question 6

An anecdote is:

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a little story

Question 7

"The words stuck in my brain, like traffic on I-95 during rush hour," is

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A simile and an analogy

Question 8

A Parallel is the same as:

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An analogy

Question 9

Her long hair was lustrous and she adorned it with luxuriances. Which words most go with lustrous and luxuriances:

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Flowing, pearly, shiny, glowing

Question 10

"According to Dr. Bauer, screen time can negatively impact mental health, leading to increased anxiety and depression."

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Ethos and Logos

Question 11

"When I was a kid we walked 3 miles through the snow to get to school..." is an example of:

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An anecdote

Question 12

"The smell of hay and the taste of strawberries and the feel of fresh black dirt between my toes." This is:

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imagery

Question 13

The prefix for GOOD is:

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Bene

Question 14

A digression is:

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Veering off topic

Question 15

Because we both love reading, we've always felt kindred. Kindred means:

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Similar

Question 16

"There was a time when kids rode bikes after dark, listening to music on their walkmans." The mood is:

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Nostalgic

Question 17

A reference to the bible, a work of art, an historical event, pop culture, famous person, or a novel is:

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An allusion

Question 18

"All the world's a stage, and the men and women, merely players," is

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an analogy

Question 19

"Jimmy Carter grew up in a town stocked with real folks, not slick businessmen," contains

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Colloquialisms

Question 20

"The fury of a demon possessed me. A fiendish malevolence, gin-nurtured, thrilled every fibre of my frame." The mood is:

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Foreboding

Question 21

"I will fight to the death to rescue my love from the clutches of those criminals!" Which universal theme is it?

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Both Red and Blue

Question 22

This picture is an example of:

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Juxtaposition

Question 23

Rhetorical appeal containing expert opinion is using Ethos. If it uses EVIDENCE it is:

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Logos (Logic)

Question 24

Words that strengthen an idea are:

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reinforce, bolster, corroborate

Question 25

The class lasted an eternity, is an example of:

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Hyperbole

Question 26

"The fog comes on little cat feet," is a metaphor NOT a simile because:

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There's NO like or as

Question 27

"Love conquers all," is an example of:

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A universal theme

Question 28

If someone tells a story (an ANECDOTE) in a speech, they are most likely using:

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Pathos (appeal to emotion)

Question 29

A colloquialism is:

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A word or phrase that not formal and is used in a familiar way.

Question 30

Rhetorical APPEAL is:

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Both RED and YELLOW

Question 31

Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. This poem contains:

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An allusion

Question 32

Cease means to STOP. Ceaseless means:

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forever

Question 33

Bonus: A Semicolon ; is the same as a

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Period.

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