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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The recreation of regional spoken language






2. A sermon or moralistic lecture






3. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






5. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






6. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






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






9. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






11. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






13. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






14. Events that take place before the story begins






15. Exaggeration






16. Direct contrast or opposite






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






18. Same beginning sound






19. Dictionary definition of a word






20. A particularly clever extended metaphor






21. An unexpected outcome






22. Words which evoke sorrow






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






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






25. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






26. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






27. A political comment through the use of humor






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






29. A formal - often pompous - speech






30. 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.)






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






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






33. When the story begins






34. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






35. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






36. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






37. Emotional definition of a word






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






39. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






40. Time and place of a story






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






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






43. Direct contrast or opposite






44. Change and growth of the character






45. Unexpected outcome in the plot






46. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






48. A story that functions on the symbolic level






49. The answer to a question






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