Question

Mark Antony expertly used __________, or the language of persuasion, to provoke the Roman crowd into a riot.
A. rhetoric
B.characterization
C.falling action
D. theme

Answer 1

rhetoric is the answer. His quality of speaking lead to riot

Answer 2

Answer :

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'rhetoric' as 'speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people.'

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'characterization' as 'the method by which a writer represents a person using description and speech.'

Dictionary.com defines 'falling action' as 'the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.'

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'theme' as 'A theme is also the main idea of a work of literature or art.'

From the above definitions, we can conclude that 'rhetoric' is the correct word to fill up the blank in the given sentence. So, the correct sentence is :

Mark Antony expertly used rhetoric, or the language of persuasion, to provoke the Roman crowd into a riot.