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Rhetoric Vocab
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logic-and-reasoning
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1. An inference that does not follow logically from the premise (literally - does not follow)
Ad Hominem
Non Sequitur
Figurative Language
Inference
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.)
Pathetic Fallacy
Zeugma
Mood
Parallelism
3. The use of slang in writing
Colloquial
Deductive Reasoning
Juxtaposition
Assonance
4. An unexpected outcome
Apostrophe
Irony
Denouement
Didactic
5. A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is reversed ('Susan walked - and in rushed Mary.')
Subtext
Aphorism
Climax
Chiasmus
6. A story that functions on the symbolic level
Extended Metaphor
Didactic
Allegory
Exposition
7. Word choice
Satire
Diction
Antithesis
Parody
8. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea
Epitaph
Deductive Reasoning
Archetype
Motif
9. Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences
Pathos
Anaphora
Antithesis
Foreshadowing
10. Ashort account of an interesting or humorous incident - intended to illustrate or support some point
Anecdote
Mood
Symbol
Characterization
11. A question that does not expect an explicit answer
Rhetorical Question
A Priori Reasoning
Parody
Repetition
12. Technical - specialized language
Hyperbole
Jargon
Inductive Reasoning
Oratory
13. A conclusion drawn from presented details
Personification
Inference
Homily
Cliche
14. A story that operates on the symbolic level and teaches a lesson or moral
Anecdote
Parable
Hyperbole
Figurative Language
15. Where the audience knows more than the character
Dramatic Irony
Metaphor
Thesis
Synecdoche
16. Change and growth of the character
Syntax
Pathos
Characterization
Extended Metaphor
17. Time and place of a story
Diction
Inference
Setting
Mood
18. Making a situation seem less important or serious than it is
Tone
Understatement
Pathos
Characterization
19. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics
Hyperbole
Personification
Syntax
Bathos
20. A political comment through the use of humor
Deductive Reasoning
Satire
Rhetorical Question
Cliche
21. The use of a quotation at the beginning of the work which often hints at a theme
Allegory
Personification
Epigraph
Simile
22. Emotional definition of a word
Climax
Connotation
Metaphor
Enumeration
23. A numbered list
Enumeration
Denotation
Apostrophe
Subtext
24. A play on words that are identical or similar in sounds but differ in meaning
Pun
Parable
Non Sequitur
Motif
25. Reaching for the sublime - the tone results in the absurd
Paradox
Bathos
Chiasmus
Parody
26. Sentences - or parts of a sentence with similar structure
Colloquial
Cliche
Parallelism
Denouement
27. The answer to a question
Bathos
Homily
Thesis
Symbol
28. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach
Verbal Irony
Didactic
Euphemism
Bathos
29. Form of personification - speaking to an absent or dead person or object as if it is there
Cliche
Oratory
Apostrophe
Repetition
30. Words - phrases - ideas placed side by side for effect
Juxtaposition
Figurative Language
Climax
Symbol
31. Attitude the narrator wants the reader to take toward a setting - character - or idea
Controlling Metaphor
Euphemism
Tone
Diction
32. The 'unravelling' or resolution of the story - falling action
Analogy
Figurative Language
Foreshadowing
Denouement
33. A comparison using like or as
Theme
Simile
Hyperbole
Enumeration
34. Same ending sounds
Consonance
Sarcasm
A Priori Reasoning
Zeugma
35. Choices a character makes in relation to an obstacle (problem)
Bathos
Climax
Conflict
Euphemism
36. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose
Situational Irony
Enumeration
Climax
Rhetoric
37. A direct comparison
Metaphor
Inductive Reasoning
Subtext
Ad Hominem
38. Meaning or emotion underneath the words
Euphemism
Imagery
Subtext
Figurative Language
39. Statement that contradicts itself - "the more you learn the less you know"
Anticlimax
A Priori Reasoning
Syllogism
Paradox
40. A word that represents a larger idea or concept
Logical Fallacy
Symbol
Enumeration
Understatement
41. A conclusion that can be arrived at without any observations of the world - but relies only on logical connections between ideas
Parallelism
A Priori Reasoning
Oxymoron
Consonance
42. A moment of great revelation
Conflict
Epiphany
Inference
Homily
43. A formal argument that consists of a major premise - a minor one - and a conclusion
Dramatic Irony
Syllogism
Allegory
Motif
44. Direct contrast or opposite
Epigraph
Bathos
Antithesis
Pathos
45. A formal - often pompous - speech
Oratory
Repetition
Connotation
Mood
46. An inscription on a tombstone
Epitaph
Mood
Diction
Inference
47. A formal speech praising one who has died
Characterization
Eulogy
Understatement
Situational Irony
48. When the reader expects a climax to occur and it doesn't happen
Figurative Language
Allegory
Anticlimax
Dramatic Irony
49. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things
Epigraph
Chiasmus
Conflict
Analogy
50. A comic imitation that ridicules the original. It can be mocking or gently humorous
Imagery
Parody
Parallelism
Antithesis
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