Rhetorical Appeals, Parallelism, and Repetition

“I came, I saw, I conquered.” ...Julius Caesar

This quote's main rhetorical device in use is

• parallelism

• alliteration

• repetition

• exclamation

“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” ...Eleanor Roosevelt

The main rhetorical device at use here is

• anaphora

• restatement

• repetition.

• parallelism

“I’ve known rivers:I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.My soul has grown deep like the rivers.” ...Langston Hughes

Which technique is used prominently in the above line of Hughes' poem?

• parallelism

• anaphora

• repetition

• antithesis

A question asked to make a point, not that you want an answer is which of the following rhetorical devices? 

• A. Imagery 
• B. Personification 
• C. Rhetoric 
• E. Rhetorical Question 

"To think on death it is a misery,/ To think on life it is a vanity;/ to think on the world verily it is,/ to think that here man hath no perfect bliss.' Peachum

• A. Antithesis

• B. Exclamation

• C. Anaphora

• Restatement

The repetition of initial phrases at the beginning of a sentence is which of the following rhetorical devices?

• A. Metaphor 
• B. Satire 
• C. Anaphora 
• D. Irony 

Can anyone look at the record of this Administration and say, "Well done"? Can anyone compare the state of our economy when the Carter Administration took office with where we are today and say, "Keep up the good work"?

• Rhetorical Question
• Repetition
• Antithesis
• Parallel Structure

Which best defines PARALLELISM?

• it establishes the speaker's credibility in the audience's eyes
• it establishes an emotional response from the audience
• it establishes a logical connection between the argument and the audience
• it creates a repetition in sentence structure to create rhythm

What is the impact of an effective RHETORICAL QUESTION?

• it establishes the credibility of the speaker
• it establishes an emotional response from the audience
• it establishes a logical connection between the argument and the audience
• it leads an audience to a desired result

"Shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will"

This is an example of:

• Antithesis

• Anecdote

• Imagery

• Metaphor