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






2. Literary - historical - artistic reference






3. An inscription on a tombstone






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






5. Word order or organization






6. The answer to a question






7. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






9. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






12. A political comment through the use of humor






13. A sermon or moralistic lecture






14. Technical - specialized language






15. An overused expression






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






17. Same beginning sound






18. A comparison using like or as






19. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






20. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






21. Dictionary definition of a word






22. A direct comparison






23. A moment of great revelation






24. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






26. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






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






29. A conclusion drawn from presented details






30. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






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






33. Word choice






34. Sound words - imitative harmony






35. A formal speech praising one who has died






36. The underlying message






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






38. Words that create mental pictures






39. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






40. When the story begins






41. Same ending sounds






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






43. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






45. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






47. The use of slang in writing






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






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






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