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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. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






2. Exaggeration






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






4. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






5. Same beginning sound






6. The underlying message






7. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






8. Technical - specialized language






9. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






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






13. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






14. A mistake in reasoning






15. Words which evoke sorrow






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






17. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






20. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






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






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






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






25. Contrasting words placed together for effect






26. Unexpected outcome in the plot






27. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






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






30. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






32. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






33. 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.)






34. A short witty statement






35. A moment of great revelation






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






37. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






38. Emotional definition of a word






39. Direct contrast or opposite






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






41. The answer to a question






42. A direct comparison






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






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






45. Where the audience knows more than the character






46. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






47. Change and growth of the character






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






49. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






50. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things