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






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






3. Repetition of vowel sounds






4. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






6. Words which evoke sorrow






7. Direct contrast or opposite






8. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






10. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






12. Same beginning sound






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






14. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






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






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






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






19. A short witty statement






20. Same ending sounds






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






22. Words that create mental pictures






23. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






25. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






26. A political comment through the use of humor






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






28. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






30. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






32. The answer to a question






33. When the story begins






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






35. A direct comparison






36. A formal speech praising one who has died






37. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






38. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






39. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






40. A comparison using like or as






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






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






43. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






44. The underlying message






45. Direct contrast or opposite






46. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






47. A numbered list






48. A moment of great revelation






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






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