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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Technical - specialized language






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






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






4. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






6. An unexpected outcome






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






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






9. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






10. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






12. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






15. A moment of great revelation






16. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






18. A sermon or moralistic lecture






19. When the story begins






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






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






22. An overused expression






23. Change and growth of the character






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






25. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






26. Word choice






27. A numbered list






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






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






30. Dictionary definition of a word






31. Sound words - imitative harmony






32. Ashort account of an interesting or humorous incident - intended to illustrate or support some point






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






34. The recreation of regional spoken language






35. Emotional response of the reader






36. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






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






39. Words which evoke sorrow






40. A comparison using like or as






41. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






43. Same ending sounds






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






45. The use of slang in writing






46. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






47. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






49. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






50. Emotional definition of a word