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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Direct contrast or opposite






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






3. When the story begins






4. Change and growth of the character






5. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






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






8. Contrasting words placed together for effect






9. An inscription on a tombstone






10. An unexpected outcome






11. A moment of great revelation






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






13. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






15. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






16. A short witty statement






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






18. Events that take place before the story begins






19. A sermon or moralistic lecture






20. Technical - specialized language






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






22. Emotional response of the reader






23. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






24. Words which evoke sorrow






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






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






27. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






28. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






31. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






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






34. Unexpected outcome in the plot






35. A political comment through the use of humor






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






37. The underlying message






38. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






41. Time and place of a story






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






43. A direct comparison






44. Emotional definition of a word






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






46. A particularly clever extended metaphor






47. An overused expression






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






49. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






50. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics