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Rhetoric Vocab

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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. A mistake in reasoning






2. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






4. A formal argument that consists of a major premise - a minor one - and a conclusion






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






6. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






7. Emotional response of the reader






8. A political comment through the use of humor






9. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






10. 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.)






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






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






13. Sound words - imitative harmony






14. An overused expression






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






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






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






18. Word choice






19. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






21. A formal speech praising one who has died






22. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






23. Direct contrast or opposite






24. A particularly clever extended metaphor






25. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






27. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






28. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






30. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






32. Same beginning sound






33. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






34. A comparison using like or as






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






36. The answer to a question






37. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






38. A story that functions on the symbolic level






39. Words which evoke sorrow






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






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






42. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






43. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






46. Technical - specialized language






47. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






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






50. An unexpected outcome







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