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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A form a logic that moves from the specific to the general






2. A sermon or moralistic lecture






3. Emotional definition of a word






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






5. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






6. Words that create mental pictures






7. 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.)






8. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






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






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






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






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






14. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






15. Word order or organization






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






17. Change and growth of the character






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






19. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






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






22. The underlying message






23. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






24. Repetition of vowel sounds






25. A formal - often pompous - speech






26. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






27. A story that functions on the symbolic level






28. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






29. A formal speech praising one who has died






30. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






32. Unexpected outcome in the plot






33. Words which evoke sorrow






34. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






37. A direct comparison






38. Word choice






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






40. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






41. The answer to a question






42. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






43. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






44. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






46. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






48. Sound words - imitative harmony






49. An unexpected outcome






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