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






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






3. Same ending sounds






4. A mistake in reasoning






5. Words that create mental pictures






6. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






7. Events that take place before the story begins






8. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






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






11. Repetition of vowel sounds






12. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






13. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






15. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






16. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






18. Dictionary definition of a word






19. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






20. A particularly clever extended metaphor






21. Emotional definition of a word






22. Direct contrast or opposite






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






24. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






25. Emotional response of the reader






26. The underlying message






27. An unexpected outcome






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






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






30. Words which evoke sorrow






31. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






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






34. Contrasting words placed together for effect






35. A story that functions on the symbolic level






36. A formal - often pompous - speech






37. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






39. Word order or organization






40. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






42. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






43. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






44. When the story begins






45. An inscription on a tombstone






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






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






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






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






50. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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