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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An inscription on a tombstone






2. A type of pun where the use of a word modifies two or more words - but used for different meanings (On the fishing trip - he caught three trout and a cold.)






3. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






5. Contrasting words placed together for effect






6. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






7. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






9. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






10. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






11. The underlying message






12. Same ending sounds






13. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






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






16. Same beginning sound






17. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






19. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






20. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






21. Word order or organization






22. Unexpected outcome in the plot






23. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






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






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






28. A political comment through the use of humor






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






30. Dictionary definition of a word






31. An overused expression






32. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






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






35. A numbered list






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






37. Change and growth of the character






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






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






40. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






41. A mistake in reasoning






42. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






44. The use of slang in writing






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






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






47. Words which evoke sorrow






48. Sound words - imitative harmony






49. Repetition of vowel sounds






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