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Rhetoric Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A formal speech praising one who has died






2. Events that take place before the story begins






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






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






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






6. The use of a quotation at the beginning of the work which often hints at a theme






7. Same ending sounds






8. When the story begins






9. Word choice






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






11. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






13. Change and growth of the character






14. Dictionary definition of a word






15. A comparison using like or as






16. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






17. Words that create mental pictures






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






19. Time and place of a story






20. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






21. Word order or organization






22. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






24. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






25. Repetition of vowel sounds






26. The answer to a question






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






28. Same beginning sound






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






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






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






32. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






33. An overused expression






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






35. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






37. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






39. Words which evoke sorrow






40. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






42. 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.)






43. A short witty statement






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






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






46. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






49. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






50. Literary - historical - artistic reference