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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 metaphor around which the entire story revolves






2. A direct comparison






3. Technical - specialized language






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






5. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






6. Sound words - imitative harmony






7. When the story begins






8. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






9. The recreation of regional spoken language






10. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






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






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






14. A story that functions on the symbolic level






15. Word choice






16. Direct contrast or opposite






17. Same ending sounds






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






19. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






20. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






22. Words that create mental pictures






23. Dictionary definition of a word






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






25. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






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






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






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






30. A numbered list






31. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






32. An inscription on a tombstone






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






34. A sermon or moralistic lecture






35. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






37. A political comment through the use of humor






38. An overused expression






39. Literary - historical - artistic reference






40. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






41. An unexpected outcome






42. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






44. The answer to a question






45. 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.)






46. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






48. A short witty statement






49. Emotional response of the reader






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