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






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






4. A particularly clever extended metaphor






5. A conclusion drawn from presented details






6. The use of slang in writing






7. A part is used to represent the whole (crown=king)






8. Sound words - imitative harmony






9. Time and place of a story






10. 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.)






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






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






13. An inscription on a tombstone






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






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






16. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






18. The answer to a question






19. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






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






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






23. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






24. Same ending sounds






25. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






27. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






28. A numbered list






29. Words which evoke sorrow






30. An unexpected outcome






31. Exaggeration






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






33. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






34. When the story begins






35. Dictionary definition of a word






36. Contrasting words placed together for effect






37. A formal speech praising one who has died






38. Emotional response of the reader






39. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






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






42. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






44. A direct comparison






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






46. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






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






49. Same beginning sound






50. A sermon or moralistic lecture