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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. Direct contrast or opposite






2. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






3. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






4. Time and place of a story






5. Words which evoke sorrow






6. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






8. A direct comparison






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






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






11. Direct contrast or opposite






12. Word choice






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






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






15. Change and growth of the character






16. A mistake in reasoning






17. When the story begins






18. Same ending sounds






19. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






21. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






22. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






24. Events that take place before the story begins






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






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






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






28. Same beginning sound






29. Emotional definition of a word






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






31. Word order or organization






32. A formal - often pompous - speech






33. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






35. A numbered list






36. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






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






39. A conclusion drawn from presented details






40. The recreation of regional spoken language






41. A moment of great revelation






42. A particularly clever extended metaphor






43. The answer to a question






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






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






46. A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is reversed ('Susan walked - and in rushed Mary.')






47. A short witty statement






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






49. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






50. Meaning or emotion underneath the words