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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






2. A conclusion drawn from presented details






3. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






4. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






5. Same beginning sound






6. Words that create mental pictures






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






8. Events that take place before the story begins






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






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






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






12. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






14. Same ending sounds






15. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






17. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






18. Unexpected outcome in the plot






19. The underlying message






20. Change and growth of the character






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






22. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






24. Emotional response of the reader






25. 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.)






26. A mistake in reasoning






27. Word choice






28. A story that functions on the symbolic level






29. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






31. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






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






34. Emotional definition of a word






35. An inscription on a tombstone






36. A moment of great revelation






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






38. Exaggeration






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






40. The answer to a question






41. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






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






44. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






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






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






48. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






49. Time and place of a story






50. Direct contrast or opposite







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