USING LANGUAGE TO PERSUADE
The speakers wanted to use vivid language (figures
of speech), but forgot the words they wanted to say. Help the speakers to
complete the sentences.
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The
speaker wanted to use REPETITION. "We will all suffer for years to come
unless we stop this government, stop them in the workplace, stop them in the
polls, ..." A. and we take
small steps forward. B. and stop them
on election day. C. and counter
their lies about the attack on human rights. |
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The
speaker used ALLITERATION (repetition of the first sound) "To rip people
off so blatantly shows Mr. Graven to be cruel, …. and crooked." A. dishonest B. two-faced C. calculating D. incompetent |
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The
speaker used PARONOMASIA (word-play, often combines words that are similar in
sound). “ Your children need your presence more …” A. than you need
theirs. B. than food,
water, and oxygen. C. than your
presents. D. than you need
your parents. |
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The
speaker wanted to use EPISTROPHE (repetition of the last word of a phrase)
"You may not like …, you may spend your time devising ways to break the
rules, but in the end you must admit that we have to have rules." A. policy B. your parents C. authorities D. rules |
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The
speaker wanted to use CHIASMUS (the second clause is a mirror/ inverted
parallel of the first). "I like whiskey, but …" A. but I never
binge. B. my friends
like beer. C. but don't know
much about the legislated definitions of a Scotch or bourbon. D. whiskey
doesn’t like me. |
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The
speaker used ALLITERATION. "I will use every possible opportunity to
..., prod, and push for progress." A. evolve B. persuade C. succeed D. oppose |
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The
speaker used SIMILE (an explicit comparison between two things that have
something in common; includes the word ‘like’ or ‘as’). "Our tax system
is ..." A. the power to
destroy. B. too difficult
for a mathematician C. like an old
inner tube that is covered with patches. |
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The
speaker used PARONOMASIA (word-play, combines words that are similar in
sound). “ Peace is much more precious than ...” A. peace of a
mind. B. all the gold
in the world. C. the
preciousness of history. D. a piece of
land. |
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The
speaker used a PARALLEL STRUCTURE. "We want a government of the people,
by the people, …" A. and not by the
corporations. B. not by the
wanted people. C. for the
people. |
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The
speaker used CHIASMUS (the second clause is a mirror of the first). "We
are not in the business of coffee serving people, ...." A. we are the
business that serves. B. we serve
coffee right. C. we are in the
business of people serving coffee. D. we are not in
the business of just serving people. |
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The
speaker used ANTITHESIS (juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in parallel structure).
"Let us never negotiate out of fear. But …" A. let us not
belabour the problems which divide us. B. let us never
fear to negotiate. C. let us not see
it as a sign of weakness. |
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The
speaker used a METAPHOR. "Marriage is ... where you are protected from
the storms of the outside world." A. a cozy, calm
harbour B. a union of two
people C. a social
institution |
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The
speaker used SIMILE (an explicit comparison between two things that have
something in common). "Manic-depressives are …." A. experiencing
mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows
(depression). B. like
passengers on an emotional roller-coaster that goes up to a high of
exhilaration and then down to a low of despair—without ever stopping to let
them off. C. feeling overly
excited, productive, and even invincible. |
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