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Rhetoric Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A numbered list






2. A short witty statement






3. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






4. Exaggeration






5. Type of irony in which a person seems to be praising something but actually insulting






6. The answer to a question






7. The use of slang in writing






8. Change and growth of the character






9. A type of pun where the use of a word modifies two or more words - but used for different meanings (On the fishing trip - he caught three trout and a cold.)






10. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






11. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






12. Literary devices that enable an author to operate on levels other than the literal (simile - metaphor - etc)






13. The 'unravelling' or resolution of the story - falling action






14. Statement that contradicts itself - "the more you learn the less you know"






15. Emotional response of the reader






16. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






17. An overused expression






18. Literary - historical - artistic reference






19. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






20. Emotional definition of a word






21. A comparison using like or as






22. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






23. Where the audience knows more than the character






24. A mistake in reasoning






25. Attitude the narrator wants the reader to take toward a setting - character - or idea






26. Making something sound nicer than it is; candy-coated words






27. The recreation of regional spoken language






28. Making a situation seem less important or serious than it is






29. Reaching for the sublime - the tone results in the absurd






30. A conclusion drawn from presented details






31. Sound words - imitative harmony






32. A rhetorical strategy that attacks the person rather than the idea






33. Character whose behavior and values contrast with those of another character






34. Choices a character makes in relation to an obstacle (problem)






35. A moment of great revelation






36. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






37. A form of personification - only it is not a character in the story






38. When the reader expects a climax to occur and it doesn't happen






39. Words that create mental pictures






40. Time and place of a story






41. Sentences - or parts of a sentence with similar structure






42. A story that operates on the symbolic level and teaches a lesson or moral






43. A comic imitation that ridicules the original. It can be mocking or gently humorous






44. Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences






45. Direct contrast or opposite






46. Same ending sounds






47. A formal speech praising one who has died






48. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






49. A story that functions on the symbolic level






50. A detail - image - or character type that occurs frequently in myth and literature - thought to appeal to the unconscious