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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. Unexpected outcome in the plot






3. Events that take place before the story begins






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.)






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






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






7. Change and growth of the character






8. The use of slang in writing






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






10. A story that operates on the symbolic level and teaches a lesson or moral






11. Same beginning sound






12. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






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






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






16. Where the audience knows more than the character






17. Word choice






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






19. When the story begins






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






21. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






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






24. A short witty statement






25. Repetition of vowel sounds






26. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






27. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






28. A story that functions on the symbolic level






29. A sermon or moralistic lecture






30. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






31. A comparison using like or as






32. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






35. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






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






38. A moment of great revelation






39. Exaggeration






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






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






42. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






44. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






46. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






47. A form of logic that moves from the general to the specific






48. The recreation of regional spoken language






49. A particularly clever extended metaphor






50. A word that represents a larger idea or concept