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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Words - phrases - ideas placed side by side for effect






2. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






3. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






6. Word order or organization






7. 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.)






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






9. A conclusion drawn from presented details






10. Where the audience knows more than the character






11. Events that take place before the story begins






12. Exaggeration






13. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






14. When the story begins






15. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






17. A numbered list






18. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






19. The answer to a question






20. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






23. Technical - specialized language






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






25. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






28. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






29. A formal speech praising one who has died






30. Word choice






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






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






33. Repetition of vowel sounds






34. The underlying message






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






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






37. A comparison using like or as






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






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






40. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






42. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






44. A political comment through the use of humor






45. Direct contrast or opposite






46. Unexpected outcome in the plot






47. A particularly clever extended metaphor






48. The use of slang in writing






49. A short witty statement






50. Emotional response of the reader







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