Read this line from Patrick Henry's speech:We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth – and listen to the song of the siren till she transforms us into beasts.What two rhetorical strategies does he most clearly use here?A.He uses personification to appeal to ethos.B.He uses parallelism to build pathos.C.He uses metaphor to appeal to pathos.D.He uses simile to emphasize logos.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Select the correct answer.Which sentence provides the best description of Henry's use of rhetoric in the speech? A. He uses rhetorical questions to lead the committee members into deciding to wage war on Britain. B. He uses a false dilemma by saying they either continue to have hope or give up their freedoms. C. He uses exaggeration to describe the current state of affairs in the colonies. D. He uses ethos to establish why his point of view is superior to the opposition's.

Read this excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government":The mass of men serve the State thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies. . . . Such command no more respect than men of straw, or a lump of dirt. They have the same sort of worth only as horses and dogs. Yet such as these even are commonly esteemed good citizens.Which statement best describes Thoreau's rhetorical style?A.Thoreau uses parallelism to compare people to animals and inanimate objects.B.Thoreau uses simile and metaphor to show how citizens should serve the government.C.Thoreau uses parallelism to argue that people should not be judged on appearance.D.Thoreau uses simile and metaphor to show how little the government values its citizens.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Select the best definition for rhetoric. The art or skill of speaking or writing to persuade or influence others The type of appeal that asks the audience to tap into their emotions The use of literary devices in a narrative Word choice to include imagery and figurative language

Read this excerpt from Common Sense:It is not in the power of Britain to do this continent justice. . . . To be always running three or four thousand miles with a tale or a petition, waiting four or five months for an answer, which when obtained requires five or six more to explain it in, will in a few years be looked upon as folly and childishness — There was a time when it was proper, and there is a proper time for it to cease.Which of the following best describes the rhetorical appeals being used?A.A mixture of ethos and pathosB.Mostly pathos; no logos or ethosC.Mostly ethos; no pathos or logosD.A mixture of pathos and logos

Question 5 of 10Which element is part of the rhetorical situation?A.Figurative languageB.Audience appealsC.ContextD.PropagandaSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS