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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. Point of understanding or awakening (not necessarily emotional)






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






4. Direct contrast or opposite






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






6. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






8. Same ending sounds






9. A moment of great revelation






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






11. Word order or organization






12. Contrasting words placed together for effect






13. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






14. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






16. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






17. An inscription on a tombstone






18. Literary - historical - artistic reference






19. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






21. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






22. Where the audience knows more than the character






23. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






24. Emotional response of the reader






25. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






26. Word choice






27. Making something sound nicer than it is; candy-coated words






28. The recreation of regional spoken language






29. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






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






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






33. A particularly clever extended metaphor






34. A political comment through the use of humor






35. Ashort account of an interesting or humorous incident - intended to illustrate or support some point






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






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






38. Unexpected outcome in the plot






39. Exaggeration






40. A story that functions on the symbolic level






41. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






42. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






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






45. A numbered list






46. Technical - specialized language






47. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






48. The answer to a question






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






50. Events that take place before the story begins