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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. A mistake in reasoning






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






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






4. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






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






7. A form of personification - only it is not a character in the story






8. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






9. Word order or organization






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






11. Words that create mental pictures






12. A sermon or moralistic lecture






13. A comparison using like or as






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






15. Dictionary definition of a word






16. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






18. A device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts - events - episodes






19. Technical - specialized language






20. The use of slang in writing






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






22. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






24. Direct contrast or opposite






25. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






27. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






29. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






30. A conclusion drawn from presented details






31. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






32. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






33. Same beginning sound






34. Unexpected outcome in the plot






35. Direct contrast or opposite






36. The underlying message






37. A political comment through the use of humor






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






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






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






41. Time and place of a story






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






43. When the story begins






44. A formal - often pompous - speech






45. A direct comparison






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






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






48. An overused expression






49. Repetition of vowel sounds






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