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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A formal argument that consists of a major premise - a minor one - and a conclusion






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






3. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






5. Same ending sounds






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






7. Words that create mental pictures






8. An unexpected outcome






9. Where the audience knows more than the character






10. The underlying message






11. A formal - often pompous - speech






12. Direct contrast or opposite






13. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






14. 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.)






15. Word choice






16. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






18. Emotional definition of a word






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






20. Repetition of vowel sounds






21. A numbered list






22. A direct comparison






23. A particularly clever extended metaphor






24. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






26. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






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






29. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






30. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






31. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






32. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






34. Exaggeration






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 mistake in reasoning






38. Time and place of a story






39. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






41. The use of slang in writing






42. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






43. Same beginning sound






44. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






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






47. Word order or organization






48. Dictionary definition of a word






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






50. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story







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