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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences






2. 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.)






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






4. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






6. Repetition of vowel sounds






7. Dictionary definition of a word






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






9. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






11. Sound words - imitative harmony






12. An overused expression






13. A direct comparison






14. A comparison using like or as






15. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






16. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






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






19. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






21. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






23. Direct contrast or opposite






24. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






26. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






27. Same ending sounds






28. Emotional definition of a word






29. The use of slang in writing






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






31. Literary - historical - artistic reference






32. Exaggeration






33. A mistake in reasoning






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






35. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






36. An inscription on a tombstone






37. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






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






40. A particularly clever extended metaphor






41. Words which evoke sorrow






42. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






44. Events that take place before the story begins






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






46. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






47. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






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






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