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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






3. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






4. A story that functions on the symbolic level






5. An unexpected outcome






6. Literary - historical - artistic reference






7. Dictionary definition of a word






8. Change and growth of the character






9. Same beginning sound






10. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






11. A direct comparison






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






13. The use of a quotation at the beginning of the work which often hints at a theme






14. The underlying message






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






16. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






17. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






18. Sound words - imitative harmony






19. Time and place of a story






20. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






21. An inference that does not follow logically from the premise (literally - does not follow)






22. Clues that tip the reader off as to What is to come later in the work






23. A device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts - events - episodes






24. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






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






28. A conclusion drawn from presented details






29. Where the audience knows more than the character






30. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






33. A comparison using like or as






34. An inscription on a tombstone






35. The use of slang in writing






36. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






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






39. A formal speech praising one who has died






40. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






42. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






44. Words that create mental pictures






45. Words which evoke sorrow






46. 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.)






47. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






48. Form of personification - speaking to an absent or dead person or object as if it is there






49. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






50. Repetition of vowel sounds