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Rhetoric
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Subject
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logic-and-reasoning
Instructions:
Answer 34 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Two nouns that are adjacent to each other and reference the same thing -- My dog Toto
Apology
Apposition
Connotation
Litotes
2. Extended metaphor:
Allegory
Apposition
Example or Illustration
Diction
3. An artful variation from expected modes of expression -- Pun for example
Trope
Ellipsis
Connotation
Parable
4. The omission of words -- but context is provided by the context of the passage
Symbol
Analogy
Ellipsis
The writing process
5. Repetition of vowel sounds in the stressed syllables of two more more adjacent words -- 'Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies.'
Assonance
Allusion
Trope
Point of view
6. Logical meaning from inarguable premises - all mortals die - all humans are mortal - all humans die
Apposition
Euphemism
Ellipsis
Syllogism
7. Short story that illustrates a moral or religious principle.
Parable
Five parts of the story
Genre
The writing process
8. Word choice which is viewed on the scales of formality and informality.
Diction
Compare and Contrast
Syllogism
Symbol
9. Order of words in a sentence
Diction
Ellipsis
Classification
SYNTAX
10. Writing that implies the contrary of What is actually written:
Genre
Complex Sentence
Diction
Irony
11. Basic-Rhetorical-Mode: A comparison used to explain something.
Analogy
Compare and Contrast
Anaphora
Diction
12. An indirect expression of unpleasant information: 'Passed away' for dead.
Compound complex sentence
Trope
Euphemism
Example or Illustration
13. Appeal of the text to the emotions or interests of the audience.
Example or Illustration
Litotes
Pathos
Parallelism
14. Writing categorized by type (science fiction - romance)
Genre
Parable
Ellipsis
Example or Illustration
15. Unusual or inverted word order -- Judge me by my size do you ?
Allegory
Compare and Contrast
Hyperbation
Trope
16. Basic-Rhetorical-Mode: Noting similarities and differences between objects - people - characteristics - and actions.
Compare and Contrast
Assonance
Litotes
Classification
17. Exposition/Introduction - Rising Action - Climax - Falling Action - Dénouement - resolution - or catastrophe
Allusion
Litotes
Trope
Five parts of the story
18. Basic-Rhetorical-Mode: Using specific examples to illustrate an idea.
Apology
SYNTAX
Example or Illustration
Five parts of the story
19. A set of similarly structured words or clauses: The dog ran - stumbled - and fell.
Compare and Contrast
Parallelism
Apostrophe
Trope
20. An understatement - This is quite a nice city -- instead of it's a fabulous city
Assonance
Parable
Trope
Litotes
21. Implied meaning of a word
Epanalepsis
Irony
Allusion
Connotation
22. A passage of text that evokes sensation: Waves crashing on the ocean looks like knives.
Apposition
Parallelism
Assonance
Image
23. One independent clause and at least one dependent clause
Point of view
Assonance
Complex Sentence
Apostrophe
24. Sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clause.
Irony
Compound complex sentence
Assonance
Analogy
25. An elaborate statement justifying a controversial position -- 'We hold these truths to be self evident ...'
Five parts of the story
Allusion
Apology
Alliteration
26. The element that stands for more than itself -- Purple symbolizes royalty
Symbol
Diction
Classification
Compound complex sentence
27. Perspective of a piece of writing: First - second third - etc.
Point of view
Apostrophe
Connotation
Diction
28. The repetition of consonant sounds of TWO or more adjacent words.
Genre
Diction
Analogy
Alliteration
29. Repetition of a group of words at the beginning of successive clauses: We shall not go on - we shall fight in France - we shall fight with confidence!
Allusion
Anaphora
Apostrophe
Compare and Contrast
30. A reference in a written or spoken text to some other piece of knowledge.
Euphemism
Five parts of the story
Allusion
Parable
31. Pre-writing (think: brainstorm - list) - Draft (write) - Revise (improve) - Proof - Publish
Parallelism
The writing process
Apology
Pathos
32. The direct address of an absent person or personified object as if they can reply -- Romeo O Romeo Wherefore art thou Romeo
Connotation
Euphemism
Apostrophe
Ellipsis
33. Repetition at the end of a clause: 'Blood hath brought blood.'
Allusion
SYNTAX
Compare and Contrast
Epanalepsis
34. Basic-Rhetorical-Mode: Grouping material so it is easier to understand.
Classification
Apostrophe
Syllogism
Point of view