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Rhetoric Vocab

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1. Technical - specialized language






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






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






4. Time and place of a story






5. A direct comparison






6. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






8. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






9. 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.)






10. Exaggeration






11. The answer to a question






12. Literary - historical - artistic reference






13. Change and growth of the character






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






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






16. A political comment through the use of humor






17. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






19. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






20. A short witty statement






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






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






23. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






24. The use of slang in writing






25. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






27. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






29. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






31. Emotional definition of a word






32. A comparison using like or as






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






34. Same ending sounds






35. A story that functions on the symbolic level






36. A formal - often pompous - speech






37. Events that take place before the story begins






38. Emotional response of the reader






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






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






41. A formal speech praising one who has died






42. Words which evoke sorrow






43. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






44. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






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






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






48. Sound words - imitative harmony






49. The underlying message






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







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