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Rhetoric Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Events that take place before the story begins






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






3. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






4. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






6. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






7. The underlying message






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






9. Word order or organization






10. An inscription on a tombstone






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






12. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






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






15. A direct comparison






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






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






18. Direct contrast or opposite






19. A political comment through the use of humor






20. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






21. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






23. Change and growth of the character






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






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






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






27. Same beginning sound






28. Words which evoke sorrow






29. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






30. A mistake in reasoning






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






32. Technical - specialized language






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






34. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






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






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






38. An overused expression






39. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






40. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






41. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






42. Word choice






43. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






44. Dictionary definition of a word






45. The answer to a question






46. Same ending sounds






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






48. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






50. A comparison using like or as