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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Events that take place before the story begins






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






3. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






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






6. 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.)






7. A formal speech praising one who has died






8. An unexpected outcome






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






10. Direct contrast or opposite






11. A story that operates on the symbolic level and teaches a lesson or moral






12. A particularly clever extended metaphor






13. Literary - historical - artistic reference






14. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






15. Emotional definition of a word






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






17. A conclusion drawn from presented details






18. The answer to a question






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






20. A political comment through the use of humor






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






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






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






24. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






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






27. Emotional response of the reader






28. Repetition of vowel sounds






29. Making a situation seem less important or serious than it is






30. Same beginning sound






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






32. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






33. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






34. Sound words - imitative harmony






35. A short witty statement






36. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






38. A mistake in reasoning






39. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






40. A numbered list






41. Exaggeration






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






43. A formal - often pompous - speech






44. Same ending sounds






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






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






47. Technical - specialized language






48. Unexpected outcome in the plot






49. A sermon or moralistic lecture






50. A comparison using like or as






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