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Rhetoric Vocab

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






2. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






3. Repetition of vowel sounds






4. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






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






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






8. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






9. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






11. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






12. Exaggeration






13. A particularly clever extended metaphor






14. An inscription on a tombstone






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






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






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






18. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






20. 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.)






21. A numbered list






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






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






24. Word choice






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






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






27. The recreation of regional spoken language






28. A formal - often pompous - speech






29. Emotional response of the reader






30. The use of slang in writing






31. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






34. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






35. A political comment through the use of humor






36. Sound words - imitative harmony






37. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






38. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






40. The underlying message






41. An overused expression






42. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






43. A comparison using like or as






44. Same beginning sound






45. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






46. Events that take place before the story begins






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






48. A sermon or moralistic lecture






49. Direct contrast or opposite






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







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