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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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1. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






2. An inscription on a tombstone






3. Emotional response of the reader






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






5. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






6. A direct comparison






7. A formal speech praising one who has died






8. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






10. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






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






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






14. A moment of great revelation






15. Exaggeration






16. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






17. Direct contrast or opposite






18. Dictionary definition of a word






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






20. When the story begins






21. The answer to a question






22. Events that take place before the story begins






23. Emotional definition of a word






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






25. Change and growth of the character






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






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






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






29. Words that create mental pictures






30. A numbered list






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






32. A political comment through the use of humor






33. Same beginning sound






34. 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.)






35. The underlying message






36. The recreation of regional spoken language






37. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






39. Where the audience knows more than the character






40. Time and place of a story






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






42. A comparison using like or as






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






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






45. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






47. Technical - specialized language






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






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






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