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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An inference that does not follow logically from the premise (literally - does not follow)






2. Time and place of a story






3. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






4. The answer to a question






5. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






6. Dictionary definition of a word






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






8. 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.)






9. Same beginning sound






10. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






11. Sound words - imitative harmony






12. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






13. A comparison using like or as






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






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






16. A mistake in reasoning






17. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






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






20. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






21. Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences






22. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






23. A moment of great revelation






24. Unexpected outcome in the plot






25. Word choice






26. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






28. A direct comparison






29. A numbered list






30. A particularly clever extended metaphor






31. Contrasting words placed together for effect






32. An unexpected outcome






33. A formal - often pompous - speech






34. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






35. The underlying message






36. A sermon or moralistic lecture






37. Words which evoke sorrow






38. A political comment through the use of humor






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






40. Direct contrast or opposite






41. Repetition of vowel sounds






42. Exaggeration






43. An overused expression






44. Word order or organization






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






46. Technical - specialized language






47. Same ending sounds






48. Change and growth of the character






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






50. Words that create mental pictures