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Rhetoric Vocab

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1. The underlying message






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






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






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






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






6. A conclusion that can be arrived at without any observations of the world - but relies only on logical connections between ideas






7. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






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






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






11. Emotional response of the reader






12. Repetition of vowel sounds






13. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






14. A political comment through the use of humor






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






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






17. Emotional definition of a word






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






19. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






20. Word order or organization






21. A moment of great revelation






22. A numbered list






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






24. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






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






27. The use of slang in writing






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






29. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






30. Change and growth of the character






31. A mistake in reasoning






32. A formal speech praising one who has died






33. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






35. Exaggeration






36. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






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






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






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






41. Word choice






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






43. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






44. Making something sound nicer than it is; candy-coated words






45. Point of understanding or awakening (not necessarily emotional)






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






47. Direct contrast or opposite






48. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






50. A particularly clever extended metaphor







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