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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Same beginning sound






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






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






4. Dictionary definition of a word






5. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






7. Unexpected outcome in the plot






8. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






10. Words which evoke sorrow






11. A comparison using like or as






12. A moment of great revelation






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






14. A story that functions on the symbolic level






15. Events that take place before the story begins






16. Literary - historical - artistic reference






17. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






18. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






21. A conclusion drawn from presented details






22. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






24. Time and place of a story






25. An inscription on a tombstone






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






27. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






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






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






31. When the story begins






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






33. The use of slang in writing






34. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






35. The recreation of regional spoken language






36. A direct comparison






37. Exaggeration






38. Where the audience knows more than the character






39. Same ending sounds






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






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






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






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






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






45. A short witty statement






46. Emotional response of the reader






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






48. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






49. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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







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