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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A rhetorical strategy that attacks the person rather than the idea






2. A direct comparison






3. Repetition of vowel sounds






4. A conclusion that can be arrived at without any observations of the world - but relies only on logical connections between ideas






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






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






7. Sound words - imitative harmony






8. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






10. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






11. A conclusion drawn from presented details






12. Emotional response of the reader






13. A short witty statement






14. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






15. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






17. Exaggeration






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






19. A formal speech praising one who has died






20. A part is used to represent the whole (crown=king)






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






22. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






24. An overused expression






25. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






26. Technical - specialized language






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






28. Literary - historical - artistic reference






29. Change and growth of the character






30. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






32. The recreation of regional spoken language






33. Time and place of a story






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






35. When the story begins






36. A comparison using like or as






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






38. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






39. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






41. Same ending sounds






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






43. A mistake in reasoning






44. The use of slang in writing






45. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






46. An inscription on a tombstone






47. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






49. 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.)






50. A political comment through the use of humor