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Rhetoric Vocab

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1. Repetition of vowel sounds






2. Exaggeration






3. Change and growth of the character






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






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






6. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






8. Statement that contradicts itself - "the more you learn the less you know"






9. Words which evoke sorrow






10. Words that create mental pictures






11. A political comment through the use of humor






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






13. A direct comparison






14. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






15. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






16. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






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






19. Direct contrast or opposite






20. An unexpected outcome






21. Where the audience knows more than the character






22. Word choice






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






24. Emotional response of the reader






25. A story that functions on the symbolic level






26. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






27. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






29. Same ending sounds






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






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






32. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






33. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






34. Unexpected outcome in the plot






35. The use of slang in writing






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






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






38. Dictionary definition of a word






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






40. A rhetorical strategy that attacks the person rather than the idea






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






42. Literary - historical - artistic reference






43. 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.)






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






45. Technical - specialized language






46. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






47. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






48. A moment of great revelation






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






50. A comparison using like or as







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