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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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1. The use of slang in writing






2. Words which evoke sorrow






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






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






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






6. Emotional definition of a word






7. A comparison using like or as






8. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






11. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






13. Unexpected outcome in the plot






14. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






15. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






16. A political comment through the use of humor






17. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






19. A conclusion drawn from presented details






20. A direct comparison






21. Literary - historical - artistic reference






22. A short witty statement






23. A numbered list






24. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






25. The underlying message






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






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






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






29. Sound words - imitative harmony






30. Contrasting words placed together for effect






31. Where the audience knows more than the character






32. Time and place of a story






33. A formal speech praising one who has died






34. Repetition of vowel sounds






35. Same ending sounds






36. A story that functions on the symbolic level






37. 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.)






38. The recreation of regional spoken language






39. Events that take place before the story begins






40. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






41. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






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






44. An inscription on a tombstone






45. Word order or organization






46. An unexpected outcome






47. Words that create mental pictures






48. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






49. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






50. The answer to a question