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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The use of a quotation at the beginning of the work which often hints at a theme






2. A mistake in reasoning






3. Repetition of vowel sounds






4. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






6. An unexpected outcome






7. Literary - historical - artistic reference






8. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






9. Word order or organization






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






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






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






13. Time and place of a story






14. Events that take place before the story begins






15. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






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






18. When the story begins






19. Form of personification - speaking to an absent or dead person or object as if it is there






20. Words that create mental pictures






21. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






22. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Same ending sounds






30. Same beginning sound






31. An inscription on a tombstone






32. A political comment through the use of humor






33. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






34. The answer to a question






35. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






38. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






40. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






42. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






44. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






45. An overused expression






46. The use of slang in writing






47. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






48. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






49. A short witty statement






50. A conclusion drawn from presented details







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