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Rhetoric Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






2. Unexpected outcome in the plot






3. A conclusion drawn from presented details






4. Same beginning sound






5. Words that create mental pictures






6. Change and growth of the character






7. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






8. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






9. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






11. Clues that tip the reader off as to What is to come later in the work






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






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






14. Literary - historical - artistic reference






15. The use of slang in writing






16. Word order or organization






17. Direct contrast or opposite






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






19. Sound words - imitative harmony






20. Dictionary definition of a word






21. The underlying message






22. A sermon or moralistic lecture






23. A story that functions on the symbolic level






24. Choices a character makes in relation to an obstacle (problem)






25. Words which evoke sorrow






26. Time and place of a story






27. Same ending sounds






28. A moment of great revelation






29. An overused expression






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






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






32. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






33. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






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






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






37. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






40. Direct contrast or opposite






41. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






42. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






43. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






44. A short witty statement






45. A comparison using like or as






46. When the story begins






47. Emotional definition of a word






48. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






49. Repetition of vowel sounds






50. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics