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






2. Dictionary definition of a word






3. Emotional definition of a word






4. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






6. The recreation of regional spoken language






7. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






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






10. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






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






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






14. The use of slang in writing






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






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






17. Direct contrast or opposite






18. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






19. Emotional response of the reader






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






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






22. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






23. Direct contrast or opposite






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






25. An unexpected outcome






26. A moment of great revelation






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






28. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






29. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






30. An inscription on a tombstone






31. Words which evoke sorrow






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






33. The underlying message






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






35. A mistake in reasoning






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






37. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






38. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






40. 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.)






41. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






42. A numbered list






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






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






45. A particularly clever extended metaphor






46. A comparison using like or as






47. Events that take place before the story begins






48. Same beginning sound






49. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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