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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. When the story begins






2. An unexpected outcome






3. An overused expression






4. Word order or organization






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






6. A particularly clever extended metaphor






7. Same beginning sound






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






9. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






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






13. A sermon or moralistic lecture






14. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






15. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






17. A short witty statement






18. A direct comparison






19. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






20. A comparison using like or as






21. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






22. Emotional definition of a word






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






24. Literary - historical - artistic reference






25. An inscription on a tombstone






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






27. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






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






30. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






31. Same ending sounds






32. A numbered list






33. Words that create mental pictures






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






35. A moment of great revelation






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






37. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






38. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






39. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






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






42. 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.)






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






44. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






46. Change and growth of the character






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






48. Events that take place before the story begins






49. A story that functions on the symbolic level






50. The underlying message






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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