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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Direct contrast or opposite






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






3. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






5. An inscription on a tombstone






6. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






7. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






8. A particularly clever extended metaphor






9. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






10. A direct comparison






11. Literary - historical - artistic reference






12. A comparison using like or as






13. A moment of great revelation






14. When the story begins






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






16. Technical - specialized language






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






18. Events that take place before the story begins






19. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






20. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






22. Same beginning sound






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






24. Word order or organization






25. Dictionary definition of a word






26. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






27. Same ending sounds






28. An unexpected outcome






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






30. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






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






33. Sound words - imitative harmony






34. Time and place of a story






35. Emotional response of the reader






36. A short witty statement






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






38. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






39. A sermon or moralistic lecture






40. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






42. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






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






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






46. Exaggeration






47. Direct contrast or opposite






48. A formal - often pompous - speech






49. When the reader expects a climax to occur and it doesn't happen






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