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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Choices a character makes in relation to an obstacle (problem)






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






3. An inscription on a tombstone






4. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






5. Words which evoke sorrow






6. An overused expression






7. A direct comparison






8. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






10. The use of slang in writing






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






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






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






14. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






15. A formal - often pompous - speech






16. Repetition of vowel sounds






17. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






18. Technical - specialized language






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






20. Sound words - imitative harmony






21. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






22. Same ending sounds






23. When the story begins






24. A comparison using like or as






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






26. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






27. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






29. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






30. Contrasting words placed together for effect






31. A short witty statement






32. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






33. Words that create mental pictures






34. Word choice






35. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






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






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






40. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






41. 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.)






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






43. Word order or organization






44. Emotional response of the reader






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






46. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






48. Unexpected outcome in the plot






49. A conclusion drawn from presented details






50. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose