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Rhetoric Vocab
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logic-and-reasoning
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where the audience knows more than the character
Epitaph
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Dramatic Irony
2. A comic imitation that ridicules the original. It can be mocking or gently humorous
Parody
Symbol
Hyperbole
Repetition
3. A comparison using like or as
Epitaph
Rhetorical Question
Simile
Metaphor
4. A story that functions on the symbolic level
Ambiguity
Climax
Sarcasm
Allegory
5. Literary - historical - artistic reference
Allusion
Understatement
Irony
Foreshadowing
6. An inference that does not follow logically from the premise (literally - does not follow)
Analogy
Ad Hominem
Mood
Non Sequitur
7. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach
Verbal Irony
Didactic
Parallelism
Syntax
8. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis
Repetition
Rhetorical Question
Theme
Satire
9. Same ending sounds
Motif
Syllogism
Consonance
Conflict
10. Ashort account of an interesting or humorous incident - intended to illustrate or support some point
Foil
Epiphany
Anaphora
Anecdote
11. Dictionary definition of a word
Antithesis
Epigraph
Thesis
Denotation
12. The underlying message
Situational Irony
Theme
Mood
Imagery
13. Unexpected outcome in the plot
Situational Irony
Subtext
Conflict
Apostrophe
14. A numbered list
Denotation
Oxymoron
Enumeration
Pun
15. Sentences - or parts of a sentence with similar structure
Aphorism
Controlling Metaphor
Parallelism
Hyperbole
16. Emotional definition of a word
Allusion
Imagery
Foreshadowing
Connotation
17. A mistake in reasoning
Flashback
Understatement
Logical Fallacy
Paradox
18. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it
Euphemism
Figurative Language
Metonymy
Irony
19. A part is used to represent the whole (crown=king)
Characterization
Chiasmus
Deductive Reasoning
Synecdoche
20. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story
Extended Metaphor
Figurative Language
Tone
Euphemism
21. A conclusion drawn from presented details
Inference
Juxtaposition
Analogy
Paradox
22. An unexpected outcome
Satire
Epiphany
Anticlimax
Irony
23. Sound words - imitative harmony
Onomatopoeia
Denouement
Didactic
Alliteration
24. An inscription on a tombstone
Pathetic Fallacy
Epitaph
Ambiguity
Conceit
25. Making a situation seem less important or serious than it is
Figurative Language
Understatement
Parallelism
Allegory
26. Same beginning sound
Alliteration
Syllogism
Consonance
Theme
27. A word that represents a larger idea or concept
Symbol
Analogy
Jargon
Hyperbole
28. A form of logic that moves from the general to the specific
Non Sequitur
Oxymoron
Subtext
Deductive Reasoning
29. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics
Aphorism
Anticlimax
Pathos
Personification
30. The use of slang in writing
A Priori Reasoning
Homily
Colloquial
Enumeration
31. Repetition of vowel sounds
Assonance
Situational Irony
Epigraph
Pun
32. Words which evoke sorrow
Hyperbole
Inference
Climax
Pathos
33. A form of personification - only it is not a character in the story
Paradox
Pathetic Fallacy
Imagery
Epigraph
34. Word choice
Denotation
Diction
Tone
Foil
35. Words that create mental pictures
Didactic
Diction
Setting
Imagery
36. A political comment through the use of humor
Satire
Diction
Inductive Reasoning
Controlling Metaphor
37. A question that does not expect an explicit answer
Pedantic
Colloquial
Antithesis
Rhetorical Question
38. Reaching for the sublime - the tone results in the absurd
Bathos
Ambiguity
Anaphora
Anecdote
39. Words - phrases - ideas placed side by side for effect
Allegory
Foreshadowing
Juxtaposition
Homily
40. Events that take place before the story begins
Pedantic
Colloquial
Syntax
Exposition
41. When the reader expects a climax to occur and it doesn't happen
Allegory
Anticlimax
Antithesis
Personification
42. A formal - often pompous - speech
Syllogism
Oratory
Flashback
Syntax
43. Time and place of a story
Characterization
Logical Fallacy
Chiasmus
Setting
44. Point of understanding or awakening (not necessarily emotional)
Climax
Anecdote
Homily
Euphemism
45. Technical - specialized language
Allegory
Anecdote
Archetype
Jargon
46. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things
Imagery
Analogy
A Priori Reasoning
Conflict
47. A moment of great revelation
Colloquial
Hyperbole
Epiphany
Irony
48. Direct contrast or opposite
Inductive Reasoning
Synecdoche
Antithesis
Eulogy
49. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand
Juxtaposition
Pedantic
Foreshadowing
Subtext
50. Meaning or emotion underneath the words
Subtext
Apostrophe
Juxtaposition
Allegory