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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






2. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






3. The use of slang in writing






4. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






6. A political comment through the use of humor






7. Direct contrast or opposite






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






9. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






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






12. Same beginning sound






13. Words that create mental pictures






14. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






17. Direct contrast or opposite






18. Literary - historical - artistic reference






19. An inscription on a tombstone






20. A numbered list






21. An unexpected outcome






22. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






24. Events that take place before the story begins






25. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






26. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






28. A direct comparison






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






30. When the reader expects a climax to occur and it doesn't happen






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






32. Emotional definition of a word






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






34. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






35. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






36. Technical - specialized language






37. Word order or organization






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






39. A short witty statement






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






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






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






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






44. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






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






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






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






49. 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.)






50. A comparison using like or as







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