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Unit 2: Voices
Influencing Viewpoints
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How is the form of who and whom used in this sentence? Who on earth would have come dressed up a the Statute of Liberty? | a. subject b. object of the preposition |
| Read the excerpt from the "Gettysburg Address: Just as I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. What rhetorical device is created by the italicized portions of the passage | parallel structure |
| Which pronoun correctly completes the elliptical clause? Typically, Jasmine arrives earlier than _____ | a. we b. us |
| Read the excerpt from Johnson's remarks at Gettysburg: One hundred years later, the Negro remains in bondage to the color of his skin. This is an example of | a. reason b. claim |
| On this hallowed ground, heroic deeds were performed and eloquent words were spoken a century ago. What are the "eloquent words" Johnson is referring to? | Lincoln's Gettysburg Address |
| Read the passage from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech. Five score years ago, a great American ...signed the Emancipation Proclamation." What effect does Dr. King's allusion have on the speech? | The allusion reminds the listener that it has been one hundred years since the Emancipation Proclamation, and inequality still exists. |
| Read the passage:"The note was a promise that all men- black men as well as white men- would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." What does allusion to the Declaration of Independence have on the speech? | The allusion reminds the listener of the rights ans beliefs that are the foundation of America. |
| What rhetorical device would you use to create a feeling of unity between yourself and your audience? | first-person plural address |
| Which rhetorical device would you use to make a comparison between the current situation and another situation? | an allusion |
| If you were reading a math textbook and come across the word "parallel". Which reference would be most helpful in understanding how this word relates to math? | a. glossary b. thesaurus |
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