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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Clues that tip the reader off as to What is to come later in the work






2. Same ending sounds






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






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






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






6. An unexpected outcome






7. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






8. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






10. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






11. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






14. Dictionary definition of a word






15. The use of slang in writing






16. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






17. A comparison using like or as






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






19. Words that create mental pictures






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






21. 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.)






22. A political comment through the use of humor






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






24. A sermon or moralistic lecture






25. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






27. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






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






30. A mistake in reasoning






31. A formal - often pompous - speech






32. A short witty statement






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






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






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






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






37. A numbered list






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






39. The recreation of regional spoken language






40. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






41. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






42. The answer to a question






43. A direct comparison






44. Time and place of a story






45. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






46. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






47. Exaggeration






48. Contrasting words placed together for effect






49. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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