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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A conclusion drawn from presented details






2. Dictionary definition of a word






3. The use of slang in writing






4. A numbered list






5. Same beginning sound






6. The recreation of regional spoken language






7. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






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






10. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






11. Direct contrast or opposite






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






13. Same ending sounds






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






15. Repetition of vowel sounds






16. An overused expression






17. A formal - often pompous - speech






18. The underlying message






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






20. Words that create mental pictures






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






22. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






24. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






25. Direct contrast or opposite






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






27. 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.)






28. Time and place of a story






29. Technical - specialized language






30. A formal speech praising one who has died






31. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






33. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






34. Unexpected outcome in the plot






35. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






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






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






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






40. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






41. Words which evoke sorrow






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






43. The answer to a question






44. Change and growth of the character






45. Word choice






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






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






48. Exaggeration






49. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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







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