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Rhetoric Vocab

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1. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






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






4. Where the audience knows more than the character






5. Word order or organization






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






7. 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.)






8. An unexpected outcome






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






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






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






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






13. Same ending sounds






14. Dictionary definition of a word






15. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






16. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






17. A formal - often pompous - speech






18. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






19. Change and growth of the character






20. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






21. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






22. Direct contrast or opposite






23. A direct comparison






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






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






26. Words which evoke sorrow






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






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






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






30. The use of slang in writing






31. Repetition of vowel sounds






32. Time and place of a story






33. A conclusion drawn from presented details






34. Word choice






35. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






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






38. Ashort account of an interesting or humorous incident - intended to illustrate or support some point






39. Direct contrast or opposite






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






41. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






43. A moment of great revelation






44. The answer to a question






45. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






47. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






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






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