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






2. A short witty statement






3. Events that take place before the story begins






4. A sermon or moralistic lecture






5. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






6. Sound words - imitative harmony






7. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






8. A comparison using like or as






9. An overused expression






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






11. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






12. Direct contrast or opposite






13. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






14. Same ending sounds






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






16. Word order or organization






17. A formal - often pompous - speech






18. Technical - specialized language






19. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






20. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






21. Exaggeration






22. Words which evoke sorrow






23. A moment of great revelation






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






25. Contrasting words placed together for effect






26. Time and place of a story






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






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






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






30. Emotional definition of a word






31. Words that create mental pictures






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






33. Repetition of vowel sounds






34. An unexpected outcome






35. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






36. When the story begins






37. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






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






40. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






42. The use of slang in writing






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






44. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






47. The answer to a question






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






49. A mistake in reasoning






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







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