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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. Contrasting words placed together for effect






2. Exaggeration






3. An inference that does not follow logically from the premise (literally - does not follow)






4. Sound words - imitative harmony






5. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






6. An unexpected outcome






7. Where the audience knows more than the character






8. When the story begins






9. A story that functions on the symbolic level






10. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






12. Direct contrast or opposite






13. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






15. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






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






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






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






20. Emotional response of the reader






21. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






23. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






25. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






26. The recreation of regional spoken language






27. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






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






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






31. A direct comparison






32. A short witty statement






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






34. Change and growth of the character






35. Same ending sounds






36. A formal speech praising one who has died






37. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






38. A numbered list






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






40. A mistake in reasoning






41. A moment of great revelation






42. Same beginning sound






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






44. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






45. Word choice






46. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






49. 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.)






50. A political comment through the use of humor