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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. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






2. The underlying message






3. The answer to a question






4. Where the audience knows more than the character






5. Emotional definition of a word






6. Events that take place before the story begins






7. 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.)






8. Exaggeration






9. Contrasting words placed together for effect






10. Emotional response of the reader






11. A comparison using like or as






12. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






13. A sermon or moralistic lecture






14. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






15. A formal speech praising one who has died






16. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






19. Direct contrast or opposite






20. Direct contrast or opposite






21. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






22. A moment of great revelation






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






24. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






26. A mistake in reasoning






27. A political comment through the use of humor






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






29. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






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






32. When the story begins






33. A numbered list






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






35. An unexpected outcome






36. The use of slang in writing






37. Technical - specialized language






38. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






39. Time and place of a story






40. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






41. Word order or organization






42. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






43. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






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






46. Same beginning sound






47. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






49. An inscription on a tombstone






50. Same ending sounds







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