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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A comic imitation that ridicules the original. It can be mocking or gently humorous






2. Repetition of vowel sounds






3. A direct comparison






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






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






6. An inscription on a tombstone






7. Literary - historical - artistic reference






8. Sound words - imitative harmony






9. Word order or organization






10. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






11. The use of slang in writing






12. Events that take place before the story begins






13. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






15. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






17. Same beginning sound






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






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






20. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






21. Word choice






22. A formal speech praising one who has died






23. A short witty statement






24. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






26. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






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






29. Where the audience knows more than the character






30. A mistake in reasoning






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






32. An unexpected outcome






33. Unexpected outcome in the plot






34. Time and place of a story






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






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






37. Exaggeration






38. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






39. Emotional response of the reader






40. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






42. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






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






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






47. Change and growth of the character






48. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






49. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






50. Contrasting words placed together for effect







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