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Rhetoric Vocab

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






2. A conclusion drawn from presented details






3. Change and growth of the character






4. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






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






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






9. A formal - often pompous - speech






10. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






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






14. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






15. Where the audience knows more than the character






16. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






17. Contrasting words placed together for effect






18. A comparison using like or as






19. A formal speech praising one who has died






20. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






21. Same ending sounds






22. A moment of great revelation






23. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






24. A political comment through the use of humor






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






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






27. 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.)






28. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






29. Word choice






30. Word order or organization






31. An overused expression






32. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






34. An inscription on a tombstone






35. When the story begins






36. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






39. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






41. Unexpected outcome in the plot






42. Repetition of vowel sounds






43. Time and place of a story






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






45. A short witty statement






46. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






48. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






50. Events that take place before the story begins







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