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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The use of a quotation at the beginning of the work which often hints at a theme






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






3. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






5. Words that create mental pictures






6. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






8. A part is used to represent the whole (crown=king)






9. Emotional response of the reader






10. A comparison using like or as






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






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






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






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






15. The answer to a question






16. Time and place of a story






17. Direct contrast or opposite






18. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






20. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






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






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






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






26. Change and growth of the character






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






28. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






29. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






30. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






31. An unexpected outcome






32. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






33. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






34. A conclusion drawn from presented details






35. Repetition of vowel sounds






36. Word order or organization






37. Emotional definition of a word






38. A play on words that are identical or similar in sounds but differ in meaning






39. Point of understanding or awakening (not necessarily emotional)






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






41. A story that functions on the symbolic level






42. Words which evoke sorrow






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






44. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






45. A numbered list






46. The use of slang in writing






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






48. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






49. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






50. Dictionary definition of a word