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






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






3. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






4. A story that functions on the symbolic level






5. A direct comparison






6. Words which evoke sorrow






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






8. Sound words - imitative harmony






9. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






10. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






11. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






12. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






14. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






16. The underlying message






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






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






19. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






21. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






23. A political comment through the use of humor






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






25. The answer to a question






26. A particularly clever extended metaphor






27. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






28. Literary devices that enable an author to operate on levels other than the literal (simile - metaphor - etc)






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






30. Same beginning sound






31. Contrasting words placed together for effect






32. A numbered list






33. A formal - often pompous - speech






34. Direct contrast or opposite






35. Word order or organization






36. Events that take place before the story begins






37. When the story begins






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






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






40. Same ending sounds






41. Unexpected outcome in the plot






42. Words that create mental pictures






43. An overused expression






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






45. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






46. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






47. A moment of great revelation






48. A short witty statement






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






50. A question that does not expect an explicit answer