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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. Technical - specialized language






2. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






3. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






4. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






5. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






7. An inscription on a tombstone






8. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






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






11. Word order or organization






12. Words which evoke sorrow






13. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






15. Change and growth of the character






16. A short witty statement






17. Dictionary definition of a word






18. Words that create mental pictures






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






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






21. A numbered list






22. Events that take place before the story begins






23. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






25. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






26. A direct comparison






27. When the story begins






28. A particularly clever extended metaphor






29. Exaggeration






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






31. Emotional definition of a word






32. Repetition of vowel sounds






33. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






35. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






37. A political comment through the use of humor






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






39. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






40. A mistake in reasoning






41. Unexpected outcome in the plot






42. Contrasting words placed together for effect






43. Same beginning sound






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






45. Same ending sounds






46. The answer to a question






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






48. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






49. Where the audience knows more than the character






50. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach