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Rhetoric Vocab
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Subject
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logic-and-reasoning
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A mistake in reasoning
Foil
Zeugma
Logical Fallacy
Consonance
2. A comic imitation that ridicules the original. It can be mocking or gently humorous
Foil
Conflict
Parody
Motif
3. Direct contrast or opposite
Antithesis
Climax
Epitaph
Tone
4. Events that take place before the story begins
Inference
Non Sequitur
Exposition
Dramatic Irony
5. Form of personification - speaking to an absent or dead person or object as if it is there
Apostrophe
Syllogism
Allegory
Inference
6. Word choice
Characterization
Denouement
Diction
Consonance
7. A formal argument that consists of a major premise - a minor one - and a conclusion
Conceit
Syllogism
Figurative Language
Enumeration
8. A form a logic that moves from the specific to the general
Inductive Reasoning
Characterization
Imagery
Deductive Reasoning
9. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story
Extended Metaphor
Symbol
Flashback
Dramatic Irony
10. The underlying message
Theme
Sarcasm
Understatement
Antithesis
11. Technical - specialized language
Jargon
Denouement
Antithesis
Enumeration
12. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings
Ambiguity
Metaphor
Symbol
Deductive Reasoning
13. Same ending sounds
Chiasmus
Allusion
Foreshadowing
Consonance
14. Reaching for the sublime - the tone results in the absurd
Synecdoche
Bathos
Repetition
Didactic
15. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things
Extended Metaphor
Situational Irony
Analogy
Denotation
16. A word that represents a larger idea or concept
Symbol
Pedantic
Eulogy
Sarcasm
17. Meaning or emotion underneath the words
Diction
Point of attack
Figurative Language
Subtext
18. Literary - historical - artistic reference
Foil
Allusion
Dialect
Synecdoche
19. Point of understanding or awakening (not necessarily emotional)
Extended Metaphor
Climax
Cliche
Aphorism
20. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves
Exposition
Pun
Controlling Metaphor
Metaphor
21. Words - phrases - ideas placed side by side for effect
Parody
Subtext
Juxtaposition
Thesis
22. A formal - often pompous - speech
Juxtaposition
Motif
Enumeration
Oratory
23. Type of irony in which a person seems to be praising something but actually insulting
Enumeration
Parable
Homily
Sarcasm
24. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose
Analogy
Inference
Aphorism
Rhetoric
25. A form of personification - only it is not a character in the story
Pathetic Fallacy
Assonance
Rhetoric
Extended Metaphor
26. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics
Personification
Cliche
Analogy
Paradox
27. A play on words that are identical or similar in sounds but differ in meaning
Sarcasm
Pun
Archetype
Non Sequitur
28. A conclusion that can be arrived at without any observations of the world - but relies only on logical connections between ideas
Logical Fallacy
Parody
Cliche
A Priori Reasoning
29. A conclusion drawn from presented details
Satire
Conceit
Archetype
Inference
30. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis
Verbal Irony
Anticlimax
Repetition
Antithesis
31. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach
Mood
Didactic
Subtext
Pedantic
32. Sentences - or parts of a sentence with similar structure
Irony
Parallelism
Homily
Aphorism
33. Attitude the narrator wants the reader to take toward a setting - character - or idea
Conflict
Tone
Assonance
Extended Metaphor
34. A question that does not expect an explicit answer
Subtext
Understatement
Rhetorical Question
Euphemism
35. A part is used to represent the whole (crown=king)
Understatement
Dialect
Conflict
Synecdoche
36. A numbered list
Parody
Sarcasm
Denouement
Enumeration
37. Emotional response of the reader
Subtext
Analogy
Mood
Pedantic
38. The answer to a question
Thesis
Dramatic Irony
Tone
Irony
39. Words which evoke sorrow
Situational Irony
Figurative Language
Metaphor
Pathos
40. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite
Denouement
Verbal Irony
Onomatopoeia
Anaphora
41. Direct contrast or opposite
Apostrophe
Antithesis
Parallelism
Connotation
42. Ashort account of an interesting or humorous incident - intended to illustrate or support some point
Anecdote
Pathos
Anaphora
Ad Hominem
43. A story that operates on the symbolic level and teaches a lesson or moral
Anticlimax
Inductive Reasoning
Onomatopoeia
Parable
44. When the reader expects a climax to occur and it doesn't happen
Zeugma
Metonymy
Anticlimax
Thesis
45. A comparison using like or as
Simile
Dramatic Irony
Parody
Archetype
46. A particularly clever extended metaphor
Conceit
Denotation
Climax
Allegory
47. A short witty statement
Oxymoron
Antithesis
Aphorism
Anticlimax
48. Character whose behavior and values contrast with those of another character
Pun
Foil
Dialect
Archetype
49. A story that functions on the symbolic level
Inductive Reasoning
Metaphor
Allegory
Hyperbole
50. Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences
Allusion
Conceit
Anaphora
Oratory