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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. Literary - historical - artistic reference






2. Time and place of a story






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






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






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






6. The underlying message






7. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






8. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






10. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






11. Change and growth of the character






12. A formal - often pompous - speech






13. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






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






16. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






17. A sermon or moralistic lecture






18. Words that create mental pictures






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






20. When the story begins






21. An inscription on a tombstone






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






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






24. A comparison using like or as






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






26. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






28. The use of slang in writing






29. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






30. A moment of great revelation






31. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






32. Emotional response of the reader






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






34. A direct comparison






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






36. Same ending sounds






37. 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.)






38. A numbered list






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






40. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






42. The answer to a question






43. Dictionary definition of a word






44. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






46. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






47. Technical - specialized language






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






49. Word choice






50. Sound words - imitative harmony