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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






2. Same beginning sound






3. A direct comparison






4. A moment of great revelation






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






6. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






8. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






9. A short witty statement






10. Events that take place before the story begins






11. Literary - historical - artistic reference






12. A comparison using like or as






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






14. Dictionary definition of a word






15. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






17. The recreation of regional spoken language






18. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






19. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






21. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






23. A particularly clever extended metaphor






24. Word choice






25. An inscription on a tombstone






26. The underlying message






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






28. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






29. Direct contrast or opposite






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






31. Same ending sounds






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






33. A mistake in reasoning






34. Words that create mental pictures






35. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






36. An overused expression






37. Change and growth of the character






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






39. Emotional response of the reader






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






41. Word order or organization






42. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






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






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






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






47. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






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






50. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis







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