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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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1. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






2. A sermon or moralistic lecture






3. Same beginning sound






4. A conclusion drawn from presented details






5. Unexpected outcome in the plot






6. A political comment through the use of humor






7. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






9. Technical - specialized language






10. A mistake in reasoning






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






12. Repetition of vowel sounds






13. 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.)






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






15. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






17. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






18. Words which evoke sorrow






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






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






21. Contrasting words placed together for effect






22. An inscription on a tombstone






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






24. Direct contrast or opposite






25. Where the audience knows more than the character






26. The answer to a question






27. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






28. Words that create mental pictures






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






30. When the story begins






31. Dictionary definition of a word






32. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






33. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






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






36. Attitude the narrator wants the reader to take toward a setting - character - or idea






37. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






38. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






39. A moment of great revelation






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






41. Literary - historical - artistic reference






42. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






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






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






46. An overused expression






47. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






48. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






49. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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