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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. Events that take place before the story begins






2. Words that create mental pictures






3. A direct comparison






4. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






5. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






7. The use of slang in writing






8. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






9. An overused expression






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






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






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






13. Where the audience knows more than the character






14. Contrasting words placed together for effect






15. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






16. The underlying message






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






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






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






20. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






21. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






22. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






23. A comparison using like or as






24. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






26. Emotional definition of a word






27. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






29. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






30. Word choice






31. A political comment through the use of humor






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






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






34. Change and growth of the character






35. A form of logic that moves from the general to the specific






36. A moment of great revelation






37. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






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






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






42. An inscription on a tombstone






43. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






45. Emotional response of the reader






46. Dictionary definition of a word






47. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






48. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






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