Rhetorical Techniques (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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What does the note describe as the 'gold standard for TED Talks' that Adichie achieves?
What does the note describe as the 'gold standard for TED Talks' that Adichie achieves?
Enlightenment through entertainment
What is the pattern of Adichie's anecdote-analysis weave structure?
What is the pattern of Adichie's anecdote-analysis weave structure?
Anecdote→Pause→'That is how...'→Universal
How many times does the phrase 'single story' appear throughout Adichie's TED Talk?
How many times does the phrase 'single story' appear throughout Adichie's TED Talk?
More than 20 times
What is anaphora in Adichie's speech?
What is anaphora in Adichie's speech?
Words repeated at start of clauses
What rhetorical device involves posing a question and immediately answering it?
What rhetorical device involves posing a question and immediately answering it?
Hypophora
Why is humour described as a 'Trojan horse' in Adichie's speech?
Why is humour described as a 'Trojan horse' in Adichie's speech?
It lowers defences before critique lands
Which example demonstrates Adichie's use of antithesis?
Which example demonstrates Adichie's use of antithesis?
'Not untrue, but incomplete'
What is tricolon, as demonstrated in Adichie's speech?
What is tricolon, as demonstrated in Adichie's speech?
A series of three parallel elements
What is the first stage in Adichie's strategic sequencing from vulnerability to authority?
What is the first stage in Adichie's strategic sequencing from vulnerability to authority?
Childhood confession (vulnerable mimic)
What does the roommate sequence demonstrate about Adichie's technique?
What does the roommate sequence demonstrate about Adichie's technique?
Multiple techniques working together