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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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1. Time and place of a story






2. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






3. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






5. Words that create mental pictures






6. A comparison using like or as






7. The answer to a question






8. A moment of great revelation






9. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






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






12. The underlying message






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






14. An inscription on a tombstone






15. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






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






18. When the story begins






19. The recreation of regional spoken language






20. Same ending sounds






21. A mistake in reasoning






22. Reaching for the sublime - the tone results in the absurd






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






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






25. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






26. Word choice






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






28. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






30. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






32. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






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






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






36. A particularly clever extended metaphor






37. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






38. A direct comparison






39. A numbered list






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






41. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






42. A formal - often pompous - speech






43. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






44. A conclusion drawn from presented details






45. A story that functions on the symbolic level






46. Emotional definition of a word






47. Dictionary definition of a word






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






49. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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