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Rhetoric Vocab
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logic-and-reasoning
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1. A formal argument that consists of a major premise - a minor one - and a conclusion
Eulogy
Pathos
Syllogism
Simile
2. Ashort account of an interesting or humorous incident - intended to illustrate or support some point
Diction
Anecdote
Subtext
Metaphor
3. A direct comparison
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Diction
Pathos
4. Same beginning sound
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Alliteration
Syntax
5. A play on words that are identical or similar in sounds but differ in meaning
Homily
Syllogism
Pun
Inference
6. A political comment through the use of humor
Subtext
Satire
Syntax
Antithesis
7. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea
Extended Metaphor
Motif
Pathos
Epigraph
8. Where the audience knows more than the character
Parody
Climax
Dramatic Irony
Thesis
9. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics
Figurative Language
Personification
Symbol
Controlling Metaphor
10. Word choice
Antithesis
A Priori Reasoning
Jargon
Diction
11. Literary - historical - artistic reference
Pun
Allusion
Figurative Language
Deductive Reasoning
12. An unexpected outcome
Alliteration
Irony
Denouement
Rhetorical Question
13. A part is used to represent the whole (crown=king)
Rhetoric
Parody
Epigraph
Synecdoche
14. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand
Chiasmus
Pedantic
Climax
Onomatopoeia
15. Words which evoke sorrow
Parallelism
Conflict
Exposition
Pathos
16. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it
Aphorism
Didactic
Sarcasm
Metonymy
17. Making something sound nicer than it is; candy-coated words
Euphemism
Syllogism
Epitaph
Metaphor
18. Dictionary definition of a word
Homily
Denotation
Point of attack
Motif
19. A numbered list
Inference
Thesis
Enumeration
Jargon
20. A formal - often pompous - speech
Denotation
Syntax
Rhetorical Question
Oratory
21. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things
Ambiguity
Hyperbole
Inductive Reasoning
Analogy
22. A conclusion drawn from presented details
Rhetorical Question
Euphemism
Inference
Point of attack
23. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings
Jargon
Hyperbole
Ambiguity
Logical Fallacy
24. Point of understanding or awakening (not necessarily emotional)
Rhetorical Question
Analogy
Dialect
Climax
25. The recreation of regional spoken language
Inductive Reasoning
Dialect
Climax
Syllogism
26. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis
Figurative Language
Motif
Repetition
Rhetorical Question
27. The use of a quotation at the beginning of the work which often hints at a theme
Climax
Connotation
Epigraph
Eulogy
28. A form a logic that moves from the specific to the general
Inductive Reasoning
Epigraph
Ad Hominem
Foil
29. Meaning or emotion underneath the words
Subtext
Analogy
Non Sequitur
Aphorism
30. Change and growth of the character
Syllogism
Characterization
Climax
Repetition
31. Clues that tip the reader off as to What is to come later in the work
Controlling Metaphor
Syntax
Climax
Foreshadowing
32. Reaching for the sublime - the tone results in the absurd
Pathos
Bathos
Sarcasm
Colloquial
33. The 'unravelling' or resolution of the story - falling action
Dialect
Simile
Denouement
Point of attack
34. Direct contrast or opposite
Theme
Cliche
Antithesis
Allusion
35. A particularly clever extended metaphor
Conceit
Homily
Aphorism
Deductive Reasoning
36. Contrasting words placed together for effect
Denouement
Ambiguity
Juxtaposition
Oxymoron
37. Form of personification - speaking to an absent or dead person or object as if it is there
Climax
Apostrophe
Thesis
Logical Fallacy
38. Attitude the narrator wants the reader to take toward a setting - character - or idea
Tone
Mood
Euphemism
Paradox
39. Technical - specialized language
Rhetoric
Jargon
Point of attack
Climax
40. A word that represents a larger idea or concept
Antithesis
Non Sequitur
Symbol
Anaphora
41. 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.)
Zeugma
Paradox
Allegory
Foreshadowing
42. Unexpected outcome in the plot
Anaphora
Situational Irony
Repetition
Characterization
43. A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is reversed ('Susan walked - and in rushed Mary.')
Epitaph
Chiasmus
Epiphany
Jargon
44. A comic imitation that ridicules the original. It can be mocking or gently humorous
Metaphor
Parody
Dramatic Irony
Antithesis
45. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach
Ambiguity
Didactic
Extended Metaphor
Inference
46. Statement that contradicts itself - "the more you learn the less you know"
Paradox
Dramatic Irony
Denotation
Exposition
47. Emotional response of the reader
Archetype
Bathos
Mood
Eulogy
48. A rhetorical strategy that attacks the person rather than the idea
Foil
Analogy
Ad Hominem
Pathos
49. Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences
Inductive Reasoning
Ad Hominem
Apostrophe
Anaphora
50. A form of personification - only it is not a character in the story
Allusion
Conceit
Analogy
Pathetic Fallacy