Recognizing Rhetorical Techniques in a Speech — Unit test
Question 7 • OH-English Language Arts 10 B
Read the passage from A Room of One’s Own.Indeed, I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without singing them, was often a woman. It was a woman Edward Fitzgerald, I think, suggested who made the ballads and the folk-songs, crooning them to her children, beguiling her spinning with them, or the length of the winter's night.
Answer
A
The words’ neutral connotations indicate that women create better work when they remain anonymous.
B
The words’ negative connotations indicate that the work of women artists tends to be overly emotional.
C
The words’ positive connotations indicate that women’s artistic talent is greater than men’s talent.
D
The words’ positive connotations emphasize the beauty and skill in the work of a particular female artist.