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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A direct comparison






2. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






4. 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.)






5. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






7. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






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






10. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






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






13. Literary - historical - artistic reference






14. The answer to a question






15. An unexpected outcome






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






17. Technical - specialized language






18. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






19. A part is used to represent the whole (crown=king)






20. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






21. Same ending sounds






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






23. Word order or organization






24. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






26. Change and growth of the character






27. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






29. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






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






32. A conclusion drawn from presented details






33. Words that create mental pictures






34. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






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






37. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






39. Direct contrast or opposite






40. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






42. A moment of great revelation






43. A mistake in reasoning






44. Contrasting words placed together for effect






45. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






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






48. Unexpected outcome in the plot






49. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






50. A comparison using like or as