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






2. Exaggeration






3. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






4. A mistake in reasoning






5. A moment of great revelation






6. Same beginning sound






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






8. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






9. An overused expression






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






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






12. A comparison using like or as






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






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






15. A formal argument that consists of a major premise - a minor one - and a conclusion






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






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






18. A particularly clever extended metaphor






19. The use of slang in writing






20. When the story begins






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






22. Time and place of a story






23. A short witty statement






24. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






27. An unexpected outcome






28. A sermon or moralistic lecture






29. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






31. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






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






34. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






35. Emotional definition of a word






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






37. Point of understanding or awakening (not necessarily emotional)






38. A political comment through the use of humor






39. A numbered list






40. A formal speech praising one who has died






41. Technical - specialized language






42. Word choice






43. Direct contrast or opposite






44. A direct comparison






45. 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.)






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






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






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






49. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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