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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 metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






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






4. Repetition of vowel sounds






5. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






7. Events that take place before the story begins






8. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






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






11. Word order or organization






12. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






14. Emotional response of the reader






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






16. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






18. Words which evoke sorrow






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






20. Words that create mental pictures






21. A particularly clever extended metaphor






22. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






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






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






27. A formal - often pompous - speech






28. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






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






31. A formal speech praising one who has died






32. An overused expression






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






34. Where the audience knows more than the character






35. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






36. The use of slang in writing






37. A direct comparison






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






39. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






40. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






41. A moment of great revelation






42. A political comment through the use of humor






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






44. The underlying message






45. Dictionary definition of a word






46. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






48. The answer to a question






49. Sound words - imitative harmony






50. Contrasting words placed together for effect