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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • 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. Direct contrast or opposite






2. Where the audience knows more than the character






3. Time and place of a story






4. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






5. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






6. A moment of great revelation






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






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






9. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






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






12. Dictionary definition of a word






13. The recreation of regional spoken language






14. A political comment through the use of humor






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






16. A conclusion drawn from presented details






17. Emotional response of the reader






18. Same beginning sound






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






20. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






21. The use of slang in writing






22. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






24. A short witty statement






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






26. A formal speech praising one who has died






27. Words - phrases - ideas placed side by side for effect






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






29. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






32. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






33. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






34. Words which evoke sorrow






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






36. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






38. Same ending sounds






39. Unexpected outcome in the plot






40. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






41. The answer to a question






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






43. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






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






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






47. Word order or organization






48. Words that create mental pictures






49. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






50. Events that take place before the story begins






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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