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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






3. The underlying message






4. A comparison using like or as






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






6. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






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






9. A mistake in reasoning






10. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






11. Direct contrast or opposite






12. Contrasting words placed together for effect






13. Change and growth of the character






14. Literary - historical - artistic reference






15. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






16. Unexpected outcome in the plot






17. An unexpected outcome






18. A story that functions on the symbolic level






19. The answer to a question






20. Same ending sounds






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






22. Emotional response of the reader






23. The use of slang in writing






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






25. Sound words - imitative harmony






26. Technical - specialized language






27. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






28. Emotional definition of a word






29. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






32. A formal speech praising one who has died






33. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






34. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






36. A moment of great revelation






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






38. Word choice






39. An inscription on a tombstone






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






41. When the story begins






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






43. The recreation of regional spoken language






44. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






46. An overused expression






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






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






49. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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