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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. Time and place of a story






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






3. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






5. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






7. Word order or organization






8. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






9. The use of slang in writing






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






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






12. Exaggeration






13. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






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






16. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






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






19. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






20. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






21. Repetition of vowel sounds






22. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






24. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






25. A comparison using like or as






26. A particularly clever extended metaphor






27. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






28. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






29. A conclusion drawn from presented details






30. Same ending sounds






31. The answer to a question






32. Literary - historical - artistic reference






33. Where the audience knows more than the character






34. A numbered list






35. When the story begins






36. An overused expression






37. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






39. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






40. Technical - specialized language






41. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






42. A political comment through the use of humor






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






44. Words that create mental pictures






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






46. A moment of great revelation






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






48. An unexpected outcome






49. A formal - often pompous - speech






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