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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A moment of great revelation






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






3. Time and place of a story






4. Change and growth of the character






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






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






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






8. A particularly clever extended metaphor






9. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






10. Same ending sounds






11. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






13. An unexpected outcome






14. 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.)






15. A comparison using like or as






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






17. A political comment through the use of humor






18. Words which evoke sorrow






19. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






20. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






22. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






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






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






26. Same beginning sound






27. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






28. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






29. A mistake in reasoning






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






31. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






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






34. A comic imitation that ridicules the original. It can be mocking or gently humorous






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






36. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






38. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






39. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






41. When the story begins






42. Word choice






43. A short witty statement






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






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






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






47. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






49. Literary - historical - artistic reference






50. Direct contrast or opposite