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  1. When analyzing an argument, the author's 'purpose' refers to:

    Answer: What the author wants to achieve

    Purpose is the goal the author intends to accomplish with the text.

  2. A comparison using 'like' or 'as' is a:

    Answer: Simile

    A simile compares two things using 'like' or 'as.'

  3. Giving human qualities to non-human things is:

    Answer: Personification

    Personification assigns human traits to non-human entities.

  4. A reference to a well-known person, event, or work is an:

    Answer: Allusion

    An allusion is an indirect reference to something widely recognized.

  5. The overall attitude an author conveys toward the subject is the:

    Answer: Tone

    Tone is the author's attitude toward the subject or audience.

  6. Which best describes effective analysis of a rhetorical device?

    Answer: Naming it and explaining its effect on the reader

    Strong analysis names the device and explains how it affects the audience.

  7. An expression where the intended meaning differs from the literal is:

    Answer: Irony

    Irony occurs when the intended meaning contrasts with the literal meaning.