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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. Same beginning sound






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






3. Direct contrast or opposite






4. A political comment through the use of humor






5. A formal - often pompous - speech






6. An overused expression






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






8. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






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






12. Emotional response of the reader






13. A moment of great revelation






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






15. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






16. Same ending sounds






17. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






19. Technical - specialized language






20. When the story begins






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






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






23. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






24. Words which evoke sorrow






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






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






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






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






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






30. An inscription on a tombstone






31. A story that functions on the symbolic level






32. The answer to a question






33. A direct comparison






34. Exaggeration






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






36. Change and growth of the character






37. Word order or organization






38. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






39. Unexpected outcome in the plot






40. Word choice






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






42. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






43. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






44. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






45. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






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






48. A conclusion drawn from presented details






49. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






50. A mistake in reasoning