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Rhetoric Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






3. Same beginning sound






4. A detail - image - or character type that occurs frequently in myth and literature - thought to appeal to the unconscious






5. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






6. Events that take place before the story begins






7. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






9. Word choice






10. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






11. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






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






14. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






16. Direct contrast or opposite






17. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






18. Direct contrast or opposite






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






20. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






22. A political comment through the use of humor






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






24. When the story begins






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






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






27. A numbered list






28. A direct comparison






29. Exaggeration






30. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






31. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






34. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






35. Repetition of vowel sounds






36. A mistake in reasoning






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






38. A formal speech praising one who has died






39. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






41. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






42. An inscription on a tombstone






43. An unexpected outcome






44. Literary - historical - artistic reference






45. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






47. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






48. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






49. Words that create mental pictures






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