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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A detail - image - or character type that occurs frequently in myth and literature - thought to appeal to the unconscious






2. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






4. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






6. Technical - specialized language






7. A formal - often pompous - speech






8. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






9. Emotional response of the reader






10. Same beginning sound






11. A formal speech praising one who has died






12. A mistake in reasoning






13. Sound words - imitative harmony






14. When the story begins






15. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






16. An unexpected outcome






17. The answer to a question






18. Words which evoke sorrow






19. A moment of great revelation






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






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






22. A comparison using like or as






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






24. An inscription on a tombstone






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






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






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






28. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






29. Word order or organization






30. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






31. A conclusion drawn from presented details






32. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






33. Repetition of vowel sounds






34. The use of slang in writing






35. Change and growth of the character






36. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






38. A play on words that are identical or similar in sounds but differ in meaning






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






40. Direct contrast or opposite






41. Word choice






42. Words that create mental pictures






43. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






46. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






47. A direct comparison






48. 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.)






49. Exaggeration






50. Statement that contradicts itself - "the more you learn the less you know"