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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A part is used to represent the whole (crown=king)






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






3. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






5. A moment of great revelation






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






7. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






9. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






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






12. A direct comparison






13. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






14. An inscription on a tombstone






15. A particularly clever extended metaphor






16. Words which evoke sorrow






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






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






19. Word order or organization






20. Same beginning sound






21. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






22. An unexpected outcome






23. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






24. Exaggeration






25. The underlying message






26. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






28. When the story begins






29. Repetition of vowel sounds






30. Making something sound nicer than it is; candy-coated words






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






32. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






33. Events that take place before the story begins






34. A numbered list






35. The answer to a question






36. 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.)






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






38. Words that create mental pictures






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






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






41. An overused expression






42. Literary - historical - artistic reference






43. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






44. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






46. A story that functions on the symbolic level






47. Word choice






48. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






50. A conclusion drawn from presented details