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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A numbered list






2. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






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






5. An inscription on a tombstone






6. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






7. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






8. The recreation of regional spoken language






9. Word choice






10. Exaggeration






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






12. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






14. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






15. A comparison using like or as






16. Direct contrast or opposite






17. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






18. A formal - often pompous - speech






19. 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.)






20. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






21. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






23. Emotional definition of a word






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






25. Time and place of a story






26. Same ending sounds






27. When the story begins






28. Same beginning sound






29. Technical - specialized language






30. Direct contrast or opposite






31. A political comment through the use of humor






32. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Events that take place before the story begins






40. Dictionary definition of a word






41. Change and growth of the character






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






43. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






45. A direct comparison






46. A conclusion drawn from presented details






47. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






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






50. Word order or organization