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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






2. Time and place of a story






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






4. A short witty statement






5. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






7. Same beginning sound






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






9. A numbered list






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






11. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






12. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






13. The recreation of regional spoken language






14. Words that create mental pictures






15. Same ending sounds






16. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






18. An overused expression






19. A moment of great revelation






20. Technical - specialized language






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






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






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






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






25. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






26. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






27. Word choice






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






29. An inference that does not follow logically from the premise (literally - does not follow)






30. The answer to a question






31. When the story begins






32. A sermon or moralistic lecture






33. Direct contrast or opposite






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






35. Events that take place before the story begins






36. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






37. Where the audience knows more than the character






38. A formal - often pompous - speech






39. A formal speech praising one who has died






40. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






41. Direct contrast or opposite






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






43. A story that functions on the symbolic level






44. Words which evoke sorrow






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






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






47. A particularly clever extended metaphor






48. 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.)






49. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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