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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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1. A formal speech praising one who has died






2. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






3. Word order or organization






4. The underlying message






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






6. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






8. Emotional definition of a word






9. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






10. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






12. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






14. Direct contrast or opposite






15. Events that take place before the story begins






16. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






17. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






18. A comparison using like or as






19. Emotional response of the reader






20. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






22. The recreation of regional spoken language






23. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






24. Repetition of vowel sounds






25. Change and growth of the character






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






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






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






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






30. A political comment through the use of humor






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






32. A story that functions on the symbolic level






33. Direct contrast or opposite






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






35. 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.)






36. A numbered list






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






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






39. An overused expression






40. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






41. A particularly clever extended metaphor






42. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






44. A short witty statement






45. Dictionary definition of a word






46. Same ending sounds






47. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






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






50. Words that create mental pictures