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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. The answer to a question






2. When the story begins






3. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






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






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






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






8. Emotional definition of a word






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






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






11. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






13. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






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






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






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






18. Change and growth of the character






19. Unexpected outcome in the plot






20. Word order or organization






21. A conclusion drawn from presented details






22. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






24. Attitude the narrator wants the reader to take toward a setting - character - or idea






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






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






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






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






29. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






30. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






32. The use of slang in writing






33. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






34. An inscription on a tombstone






35. A comparison using like or as






36. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






38. A short witty statement






39. Literary - historical - artistic reference






40. Words that create mental pictures






41. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






42. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






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






45. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






46. A direct comparison






47. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






48. Exaggeration






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






50. 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.)