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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






2. Words which evoke sorrow






3. Word order or organization






4. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






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






7. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






9. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






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






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






13. An inscription on a tombstone






14. A moment of great revelation






15. Word choice






16. An overused expression






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






18. Change and growth of the character






19. Same beginning sound






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






21. Unexpected outcome in the plot






22. Technical - specialized language






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






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






25. A mistake in reasoning






26. Events that take place before the story begins






27. A conclusion drawn from presented details






28. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






29. Time and place of a story






30. A sermon or moralistic lecture






31. When the story begins






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






33. A formal speech praising one who has died






34. The answer to a question






35. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






36. Same ending sounds






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






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






39. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






40. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






43. Direct contrast or opposite






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






45. Words that create mental pictures






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






47. An unexpected outcome






48. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






49. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






50. 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.)