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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Character whose behavior and values contrast with those of another character






2. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






4. Exaggeration






5. Direct contrast or opposite






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






7. Technical - specialized language






8. Words that create mental pictures






9. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






11. Time and place of a story






12. Word choice






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






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






15. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






17. Same ending sounds






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






19. A formal speech praising one who has died






20. A direct comparison






21. Same beginning sound






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






23. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






25. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






26. Words which evoke sorrow






27. A mistake in reasoning






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






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






30. Contrasting words placed together for effect






31. A numbered list






32. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






33. A conclusion drawn from presented details






34. Change and growth of the character






35. An unexpected outcome






36. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






37. The underlying message






38. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






40. A moment of great revelation






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






42. Direct contrast or opposite






43. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






44. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






45. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






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






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






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






50. Dictionary definition of a word