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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. An unexpected outcome






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






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






4. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






6. A mistake in reasoning






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






8. A short witty statement






9. A numbered list






10. Time and place of a story






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






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






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






14. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






15. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






16. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






18. A comparison using like or as






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






20. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






21. Technical - specialized language






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






23. Words that create mental pictures






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






25. When the story begins






26. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






28. The answer to a question






29. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






30. Sound words - imitative harmony






31. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






32. Emotional definition of a word






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






34. Events that take place before the story begins






35. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






38. A conclusion drawn from presented details






39. A moment of great revelation






40. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






42. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






43. Word order or organization






44. A direct comparison






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






46. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






48. An overused expression






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






50. Literary - historical - artistic reference







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