Were you paying attention? Take your best guess (Fun Facts) Name that rhetorical device
100
Who is the president that George Bush thanks at the beginning of his speech?
Bill Clinton
100
Which of the four presidents was a descendant of a pilgrim leader who sailed on the Mayflower?
Zachary Taylor
100
There are the homeless, lost and roaming. There are the children who have nothing, no love and no normalcy. There are those who cannot free themselves of enslavement to whatever addiction -- drugs, welfare, the demoralization that rules the slums. There is crime to be conquered, the rough crime of the streets. There are young women to be helped who are about to become mothers of children they can't care for and might not love.”
anaphora
200
True or False: Roosevelt lists his future plans for America.
False
200
Who is the only president who had/has twins?
George W. Bush
200
“And I can pledge our nation to a goal: When we see that wounded traveler on the road to Jericho, we will not pass to the other side.”
Allusion
300
Which president talks about protecting agriculture, commerce, and manufacturers?
Zachary Taylor
300
Which president was distantly related to his wife?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
300
“In the discharge of these duties my guide will be the Constitution, which I this day swear to "preserve, protect, and defend."
alliteration
400
Which president (s) thanked a former president at the beginning of their speech?
George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Franklin D. Roosevelt
400
Which president was the first to fly in a plane?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
400
“We must hope to give them a sense of what it means to be a loyal friend; a loving parent; a citizen who leaves his home, his neighborhood, and town better than he found it.”
parts of a whole
500
Which is the only president that uses rhetorical questions?
George H.W. Bush
500
Which one of the four presidents was the youngest pilot to join the navy?
George H. W. Bush
500
“We were in the midst of shock—but we acted. We acted quickly, boldly, decisively.”
anadiplosis






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