Rhetorical Device Test Flashcards
“We have petitioned, we have remonstrated, we have petitioned…”
Anaphora
“… and listen to the of that siren until she transforms us into beasts.”
Allusion to Greek Mythology
“Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation?”
Rhetorical Question
“Who have eyes but cannot see, and have ears but cannot hear.”
Parellelism
“Peace, Peace, but there is no peace.”
Repitition
What was Patrick Henry arguing for?
Call to Arms
“From such an assembly could a more perfect production be expected?”
Rhetorical Question
“And I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear, that our councils are confounded like those of the builders of Babel.”
Allusion to the Story of Babel
“Within these walls they were born, and here they shall die.”
Antithesis
What was Ben Franklin arguing for?
Unamity
“He has refused […] He has affected […] He has erected […]”
Anaphora
“With certain unalienable rights: that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness;”
Allusion to John Locke
What did Thomas Jefferson argue for?
Independance
“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly.”
Parellelism
“America did not, nor does not, want force; but she wanted a proper application of that force.”
Antithesis
Sermon
A speech intended to provide religious instruction
Political Speech
A speech focusing on an issue relating to government
Address
A formal speech prepared for a special occasion, such as the dedication of a memorial or the inauguration of a new leader
“… we can not dedicate - we can not consecrate - we can not hollow - this ground.”
Restatement
“We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans…”
Anaphora
“From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected?”
Rhetorical Question
“The war is inevitable - and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come!”
Repitition
