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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sentences - or parts of a sentence with similar structure






2. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






4. Words which evoke sorrow






5. A mistake in reasoning






6. A conclusion drawn from presented details






7. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






8. A sermon or moralistic lecture






9. The answer to a question






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






11. Words that create mental pictures






12. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






13. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






14. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






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






17. A numbered list






18. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






19. A conclusion that can be arrived at without any observations of the world - but relies only on logical connections between ideas






20. Same beginning sound






21. Words - phrases - ideas placed side by side for effect






22. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






24. The use of slang in writing






25. A formal argument that consists of a major premise - a minor one - and a conclusion






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






27. Repetition of vowel sounds






28. A story that functions on the symbolic level






29. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






30. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






32. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






33. Emotional definition of a word






34. An unexpected outcome






35. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






38. A form a logic that moves from the specific to the general






39. Dictionary definition of a word






40. Direct contrast or opposite






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






42. The underlying message






43. Emotional response of the reader






44. A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is reversed ('Susan walked - and in rushed Mary.')






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






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






47. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






49. A particularly clever extended metaphor






50. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves







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