Rhetorical Analysis Review

Two phrases that contain similar grammatical construction are examples of

• parallelism

• antithesis

• repetition

• rhetorical questions

"For man holds in his hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life"

• parallelism

• antithesis

• repetition

• rhetorical question

A statement in which opposite ideas are contrasted is an example of

• parallelism

• antithesis

• repetition

• rhetorical question

"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country"

• parallelism

• antithesis

• repetition

• rhetorical question

Repeating particular phrases for effect

• parallelism

• antithesis

• repetition

• rhetorical question

"We pledge" - this phrase repeated six times throughout a passage to emphasize honor and unity

• parallelism

• antithesis

• repetition

• rhetorical question

A question asked to achieve a particular effect rather than to seek an answer is an example of a

• parallelism

• antithesis

• repetition

• rhetorical question

"Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance...that can assure a more fruitful life for mankind?"

• parallelism

• antithesis

• repetition

• rhetorical question

What's the difference in a rhetorical strategy and a rhetorical device?

• a strategy is the choices a writer makes in his/her argument, whereas a device is the evidence the writer uses to back up his/her point

• a strategy is what a writer does (verb) and is a broad category, whereas a device is things a writer uses (noun) that fall under the category of the strategy

• a strategy is the purpose behind a persuasive text, whereas a device is anything the writer does to win over the audience

What is the difference in context and exigence?

• Context is the time period a text is about whereas exigence is the time and location a speech occurs

• Context is the rhetorical situation of a text whereas exigence is the event/situation that sparked a speaker to create a text

• Context is the immediate reason a text is written whereas exigence is what was occurring within the past 5-10 years leading up to the text that might affect what goes on in the text

• Context is what was occurring within the past 5-10 years leading up to the text that might affect what goes on in the text whereas exigence is the event/situation that sparked the writer/speaker to create the text at that moment in time