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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 formal speech praising one who has died






2. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






3. A moment of great revelation






4. Exaggeration






5. Same beginning sound






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






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






8. A political comment through the use of humor






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






10. A direct comparison






11. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






12. A numbered list






13. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






15. An unexpected outcome






16. Emotional response of the reader






17. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






19. A short witty statement






20. Making something sound nicer than it is; candy-coated words






21. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






22. Words that create mental pictures






23. A formal - often pompous - speech






24. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






26. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






27. Word choice






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






29. An overused expression






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






31. Literary - historical - artistic reference






32. Words which evoke sorrow






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. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






37. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






38. Word order or organization






39. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






41. Time and place of a story






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






43. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






44. A comparison using like or as






45. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






47. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






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






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