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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Reaching for the sublime - the tone results in the absurd






2. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






3. Unexpected outcome in the plot






4. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






5. A political comment through the use of humor






6. A moment of great revelation






7. A detail - image - or character type that occurs frequently in myth and literature - thought to appeal to the unconscious






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






9. Change and growth of the character






10. An unexpected outcome






11. When the story begins






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






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






14. A mistake in reasoning






15. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






17. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






18. A direct comparison






19. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






20. Sound words - imitative harmony






21. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






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






24. The use of slang in writing






25. Literary - historical - artistic reference






26. A short witty statement






27. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






29. Words that create mental pictures






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






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






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






33. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






34. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






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






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






38. Technical - specialized language






39. Time and place of a story






40. A numbered list






41. Events that take place before the story begins






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






43. A formal speech praising one who has died






44. Word choice






45. Direct contrast or opposite






46. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






47. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






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






50. The answer to a question