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Rhetoric Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Literary devices that enable an author to operate on levels other than the literal (simile - metaphor - etc)






2. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






3. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






4. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






5. A formal - often pompous - speech






6. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






7. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






8. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






10. Direct contrast or opposite






11. Where the audience knows more than the character






12. A political comment through the use of humor






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






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






15. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






17. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






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






20. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






21. Word choice






22. An unexpected outcome






23. A moment of great revelation






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






25. Dictionary definition of a word






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






27. The recreation of regional spoken language






28. A mistake in reasoning






29. Same beginning sound






30. Time and place of a story






31. A story that functions on the symbolic level






32. Technical - specialized language






33. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






34. Words that create mental pictures






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






36. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






37. An inscription on a tombstone






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






39. The answer to a question






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






41. Change and growth of the character






42. Events that take place before the story begins






43. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






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






46. A comparison using like or as






47. Same ending sounds






48. Direct contrast or opposite






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






50. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose