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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






2. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






4. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






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






7. Technical - specialized language






8. Time and place of a story






9. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






11. A moment of great revelation






12. Where the audience knows more than the character






13. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






14. 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.)






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






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






17. The underlying message






18. The use of slang in writing






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






20. An unexpected outcome






21. Words that create mental pictures






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






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






24. An inscription on a tombstone






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






26. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






28. Literary - historical - artistic reference






29. Same ending sounds






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






31. A comparison using like or as






32. A numbered list






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






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






35. Direct contrast or opposite






36. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






39. Change and growth of the character






40. Emotional response of the reader






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






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






43. A formal speech praising one who has died






44. When the story begins






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






46. Same beginning sound






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






48. Word order or organization






49. Word choice






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