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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. Change and growth of the character






2. An inscription on a tombstone






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






4. Words that create mental pictures






5. Same ending sounds






6. Events that take place before the story begins






7. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






8. Dictionary definition of a word






9. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






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






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






13. A mistake in reasoning






14. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






15. A sermon or moralistic lecture






16. Words which evoke sorrow






17. A moment of great revelation






18. Repetition of vowel sounds






19. A comparison using like or as






20. Direct contrast or opposite






21. Word order or organization






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






23. An overused expression






24. Emotional definition of a word






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






26. The answer to a question






27. The recreation of regional spoken language






28. Technical - specialized language






29. Emotional response of the reader






30. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






32. Unexpected outcome in the plot






33. When the story begins






34. An unexpected outcome






35. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






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






38. A formal - often pompous - speech






39. A numbered list






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






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






42. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






43. Word choice






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






45. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






47. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






48. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






49. Direct contrast or opposite






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