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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






3. Literary - historical - artistic reference






4. Emotional definition of a word






5. An overused expression






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






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






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






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






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






11. A conclusion drawn from presented details






12. Same ending sounds






13. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






14. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






17. Contrasting words placed together for effect






18. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






20. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






22. An inscription on a tombstone






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






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






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






26. The underlying message






27. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






28. A sermon or moralistic lecture






29. Direct contrast or opposite






30. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






31. Emotional response of the reader






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






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






34. A comparison using like or as






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






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






37. A political comment through the use of humor






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






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






40. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






43. A moment of great revelation






44. Time and place of a story






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






46. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






48. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






49. Reaching for the sublime - the tone results in the absurd






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