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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Repetition of vowel sounds






2. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






4. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






6. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






7. Word choice






8. Contrasting words placed together for effect






9. Where the audience knows more than the character






10. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






12. Change and growth of the character






13. A moment of great revelation






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






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






16. Emotional definition of a word






17. A short witty statement






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






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






20. A sermon or moralistic lecture






21. Type of irony in which a person seems to be praising something but actually insulting






22. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






24. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






26. 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.)






27. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






29. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






30. Exaggeration






31. Direct contrast or opposite






32. A political comment through the use of humor






33. A conclusion drawn from presented details






34. A numbered list






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






36. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






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






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






40. The use of slang in writing






41. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






43. An inscription on a tombstone






44. An unexpected outcome






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






46. Direct contrast or opposite






47. Word order or organization






48. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






50. A direct comparison