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Rhetoric Vocab

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1. A political comment through the use of humor






2. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






3. The underlying message






4. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






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






7. A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is reversed ('Susan walked - and in rushed Mary.')






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






9. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






10. Exaggeration






11. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






13. 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.)






14. Technical - specialized language






15. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






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






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






19. Direct contrast or opposite






20. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






21. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






22. Emotional response of the reader






23. An inscription on a tombstone






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






25. Literary - historical - artistic reference






26. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






28. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






30. Same beginning sound






31. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






33. A mistake in reasoning






34. Word order or organization






35. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






37. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






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






40. A conclusion drawn from presented details






41. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






42. A story that functions on the symbolic level






43. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






45. Words that create mental pictures






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






47. A direct comparison






48. The recreation of regional spoken language






49. Word choice






50. An overused expression






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