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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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1. Direct contrast or opposite






2. The answer to a question






3. Word choice






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






5. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






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






8. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






10. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






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






13. A story that functions on the symbolic level






14. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






17. Ashort account of an interesting or humorous incident - intended to illustrate or support some point






18. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






20. A conclusion drawn from presented details






21. A form of logic that moves from the general to the specific






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






23. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






24. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






25. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






27. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






29. Word order or organization






30. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






32. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






34. A mistake in reasoning






35. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






36. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






37. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






39. Repetition of vowel sounds






40. A formal speech praising one who has died






41. Exaggeration






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






43. Unexpected outcome in the plot






44. Emotional definition of a word






45. Emotional response of the reader






46. Contrasting words placed together for effect






47. When the story begins






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






49. Time and place of a story






50. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite