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Rhetoric Vocab

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1. Emotional definition of a word






2. A moment of great revelation






3. A short witty statement






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






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






6. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






8. A numbered list






9. Emotional response of the reader






10. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






11. An unexpected outcome






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






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






14. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






16. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






17. The answer to a question






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






19. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






20. Technical - specialized language






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






22. The underlying message






23. An overused expression






24. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






26. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






28. Direct contrast or opposite






29. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






32. 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.)






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






34. A political comment through the use of humor






35. Events that take place before the story begins






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






37. A sermon or moralistic lecture






38. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






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






41. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






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






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






46. An inscription on a tombstone






47. Same beginning sound






48. Unexpected outcome in the plot






49. A formal - often pompous - speech






50. Time and place of a story







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