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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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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. Point of understanding or awakening (not necessarily emotional)






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






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






4. A direct comparison






5. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






6. An inscription on a tombstone






7. Change and growth of the character






8. A numbered list






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






10. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






11. Same beginning sound






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






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






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






15. Word choice






16. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






18. Emotional response of the reader






19. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






20. A moment of great revelation






21. Dictionary definition of a word






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






23. Same ending sounds






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






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






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






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






28. A political comment through the use of humor






29. Direct contrast or opposite






30. Events that take place before the story begins






31. An unexpected outcome






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






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






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






35. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






37. The use of slang in writing






38. Words that create mental pictures






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






40. A story that functions on the symbolic level






41. The underlying message






42. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






43. Direct contrast or opposite






44. Technical - specialized language






45. When the story begins






46. Literary - historical - artistic reference






47. A play on words that are identical or similar in sounds but differ in meaning






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






49. The answer to a question






50. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose