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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 rhetorical strategy that attacks the person rather than the idea






2. 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.)






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






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






5. Technical - specialized language






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






7. Word choice






8. Same beginning sound






9. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






10. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






11. Change and growth of the character






12. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






13. Sound words - imitative harmony






14. An unexpected outcome






15. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






16. Making something sound nicer than it is; candy-coated words






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






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






19. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






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






22. Words which evoke sorrow






23. Word order or organization






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






25. Sentences - or parts of a sentence with similar structure






26. A direct comparison






27. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






29. Unexpected outcome in the plot






30. The recreation of regional spoken language






31. Direct contrast or opposite






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






33. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






35. Repetition of vowel sounds






36. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






37. A mistake in reasoning






38. A moment of great revelation






39. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






42. Same ending sounds






43. A sermon or moralistic lecture






44. A political comment through the use of humor






45. Words that create mental pictures






46. The answer to a question






47. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






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






50. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story