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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A play on words that are identical or similar in sounds but differ in meaning






2. When the story begins






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






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






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






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






7. Emotional response of the reader






8. A comparison using like or as






9. 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.)






10. Dictionary definition of a word






11. Same beginning sound






12. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






13. An unexpected outcome






14. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






15. A sermon or moralistic lecture






16. A direct comparison






17. Literary - historical - artistic reference






18. The answer to a question






19. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






20. A moment of great revelation






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






22. Time and place of a story






23. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






25. The recreation of regional spoken language






26. Where the audience knows more than the character






27. An overused expression






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






29. A mistake in reasoning






30. Words which evoke sorrow






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






32. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






33. Contrasting words placed together for effect






34. Direct contrast or opposite






35. Direct contrast or opposite






36. Unexpected outcome in the plot






37. The use of slang in writing






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






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






40. A story that functions on the symbolic level






41. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






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






44. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






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






47. Words that create mental pictures






48. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






49. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






50. Word order or organization