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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






4. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






5. A numbered list






6. Events that take place before the story begins






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






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






9. Change and growth of the character






10. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






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






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






14. Technical - specialized language






15. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






16. Time and place of a story






17. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






19. Exaggeration






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






21. An overused expression






22. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






23. When the story begins






24. Where the audience knows more than the character






25. 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.)






26. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






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






29. The recreation of regional spoken language






30. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






33. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






34. A political comment through the use of humor






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






36. Word order or organization






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






38. A short witty statement






39. Same beginning sound






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






41. An inscription on a tombstone






42. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






43. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






44. A conclusion drawn from presented details






45. A mistake in reasoning






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






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






48. Words that create mental pictures






49. Unexpected outcome in the plot






50. A moment of great revelation