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Rhetoric Vocab
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logic-and-reasoning
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences
Denouement
Exposition
Antithesis
Anaphora
2. A conclusion that can be arrived at without any observations of the world - but relies only on logical connections between ideas
A Priori Reasoning
Motif
Dialect
Inference
3. Type of irony in which a person seems to be praising something but actually insulting
Sarcasm
Anaphora
Juxtaposition
Bathos
4. 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.)
Antithesis
Apostrophe
Zeugma
Inference
5. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things
Analogy
Controlling Metaphor
Understatement
Conflict
6. Making something sound nicer than it is; candy-coated words
Archetype
Epitaph
Conflict
Euphemism
7. A direct comparison
Pathetic Fallacy
Metaphor
Syntax
Epigraph
8. A form a logic that moves from the specific to the general
Pathetic Fallacy
Satire
Setting
Inductive Reasoning
9. A story that functions on the symbolic level
Thesis
Assonance
Anticlimax
Allegory
10. A story that operates on the symbolic level and teaches a lesson or moral
Colloquial
Parable
Controlling Metaphor
Simile
11. A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is reversed ('Susan walked - and in rushed Mary.')
Exposition
Dramatic Irony
Epigraph
Chiasmus
12. Reaching for the sublime - the tone results in the absurd
Paradox
Bathos
Symbol
Pedantic
13. When the story begins
Situational Irony
Simile
Point of attack
Inductive Reasoning
14. A formal - often pompous - speech
Parable
Jargon
Controlling Metaphor
Oratory
15. Word order or organization
Syntax
Pathos
Foil
Symbol
16. An inscription on a tombstone
Denotation
Epitaph
Syntax
Homily
17. Sound words - imitative harmony
Onomatopoeia
Imagery
Enumeration
Simile
18. A form of personification - only it is not a character in the story
Ad Hominem
Pathetic Fallacy
Conceit
Logical Fallacy
19. Dictionary definition of a word
Oratory
Denotation
Allegory
Irony
20. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story
Theme
Thesis
Extended Metaphor
Aphorism
21. Contrasting words placed together for effect
Conflict
Deductive Reasoning
Parallelism
Oxymoron
22. A device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts - events - episodes
Foil
Flashback
Parallelism
Controlling Metaphor
23. An unexpected outcome
Sarcasm
Subtext
Irony
Logical Fallacy
24. The 'unravelling' or resolution of the story - falling action
Controlling Metaphor
Antithesis
Symbol
Denouement
25. Ashort account of an interesting or humorous incident - intended to illustrate or support some point
Bathos
Anecdote
Setting
Archetype
26. A mistake in reasoning
Theme
Logical Fallacy
Metaphor
Denouement
27. A short witty statement
Apostrophe
Symbol
Aphorism
Parody
28. Exaggeration
Repetition
Mood
Hyperbole
Ambiguity
29. A word that represents a larger idea or concept
Metaphor
Symbol
Denouement
Chiasmus
30. Word choice
Personification
Diction
Oxymoron
Apostrophe
31. Choices a character makes in relation to an obstacle (problem)
A Priori Reasoning
Conflict
Onomatopoeia
Jargon
32. A conclusion drawn from presented details
Didactic
Epitaph
Syllogism
Inference
33. Change and growth of the character
Cliche
Characterization
Foreshadowing
Non Sequitur
34. Words that create mental pictures
Onomatopoeia
Imagery
Connotation
Theme
35. Direct contrast or opposite
Cliche
Didactic
Antithesis
Epiphany
36. Direct contrast or opposite
Antithesis
Allegory
Chiasmus
Inference
37. Sentences - or parts of a sentence with similar structure
Parallelism
Syntax
Analogy
Tone
38. Repetition of vowel sounds
Sarcasm
Hyperbole
Pathetic Fallacy
Assonance
39. A play on words that are identical or similar in sounds but differ in meaning
Understatement
Oxymoron
Euphemism
Pun
40. Attitude the narrator wants the reader to take toward a setting - character - or idea
Anticlimax
Motif
Characterization
Tone
41. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea
Inference
Motif
Diction
Climax
42. A rhetorical strategy that attacks the person rather than the idea
Rhetorical Question
Logical Fallacy
Ad Hominem
Theme
43. A numbered list
Irony
Non Sequitur
Enumeration
Anticlimax
44. A comic imitation that ridicules the original. It can be mocking or gently humorous
Juxtaposition
Inductive Reasoning
Synecdoche
Parody
45. The answer to a question
Understatement
Pedantic
Thesis
A Priori Reasoning
46. An overused expression
Situational Irony
Syntax
Archetype
Cliche
47. A form of logic that moves from the general to the specific
Pedantic
Deductive Reasoning
Alliteration
Apostrophe
48. Words - phrases - ideas placed side by side for effect
Exposition
Conflict
Juxtaposition
Connotation
49. Meaning or emotion underneath the words
Rhetoric
Setting
Subtext
Antithesis
50. Point of understanding or awakening (not necessarily emotional)
Denouement
Point of attack
Syntax
Climax