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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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1. Dictionary definition of a word






2. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






4. A direct comparison






5. 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.)






6. Unexpected outcome in the plot






7. The underlying message






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






9. Direct contrast or opposite






10. Words that create mental pictures






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






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






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






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






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






16. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






17. Direct contrast or opposite






18. Sound words - imitative harmony






19. A political comment through the use of humor






20. Time and place of a story






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






22. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






23. A particularly clever extended metaphor






24. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






25. An overused expression






26. When the story begins






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






28. A formal speech praising one who has died






29. An inscription on a tombstone






30. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






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






33. Word order or organization






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A moment of great revelation






41. The use of slang in writing






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






43. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






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






46. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






47. Literary - historical - artistic reference






48. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






49. Repetition of vowel sounds






50. An unexpected outcome