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Rhetoric Vocab

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






2. A comparison using like or as






3. An overused expression






4. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






6. Words which evoke sorrow






7. Time and place of a story






8. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






9. A numbered list






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






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






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






13. Technical - specialized language






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






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






16. Same beginning sound






17. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






19. Unexpected outcome in the plot






20. A moment of great revelation






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






22. Where the audience knows more than the character






23. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






24. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






26. A formal - often pompous - speech






27. The underlying message






28. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






29. An inscription on a tombstone






30. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






31. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






32. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






34. Change and growth of the character






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






36. 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.)






37. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






38. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






40. Literary - historical - artistic reference






41. Same ending sounds






42. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






43. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






46. The recreation of regional spoken language






47. Dictionary definition of a word






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






49. Character whose behavior and values contrast with those of another character






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







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