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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. Emotional definition of a word






2. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






4. Direct contrast or opposite






5. An unexpected outcome






6. Emotional response of the reader






7. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






9. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






11. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






12. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






13. An overused expression






14. A conclusion drawn from presented details






15. The answer to a question






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






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






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






19. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






21. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






22. Events that take place before the story begins






23. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






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






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






27. When the story begins






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






29. A direct comparison






30. A comparison using like or as






31. A short witty statement






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






33. A political comment through the use of humor






34. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






36. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






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






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






40. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






41. Words which evoke sorrow






42. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






43. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






44. Unexpected outcome in the plot






45. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






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






48. Words that create mental pictures






49. A formal - often pompous - speech






50. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things