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Rhetoric Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






3. The use of slang in writing






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






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






6. A formal - often pompous - speech






7. Dictionary definition of a word






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






9. The underlying message






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






11. Words that create mental pictures






12. Exaggeration






13. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






14. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






16. Direct contrast or opposite






17. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






18. Technical - specialized language






19. The recreation of regional spoken language






20. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






22. Word choice






23. Word order or organization






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






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






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






27. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






29. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






30. Emotional response of the reader






31. Direct contrast or opposite






32. When the story begins






33. The answer to a question






34. Words which evoke sorrow






35. Time and place of a story






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






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






38. A story that functions on the symbolic level






39. Events that take place before the story begins






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






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






42. A formal speech praising one who has died






43. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






44. Same ending sounds






45. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






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






48. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






50. Change and growth of the character