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Rhetoric Vocab
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Subject
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logic-and-reasoning
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The recreation of regional spoken language
Consonance
A Priori Reasoning
Logical Fallacy
Dialect
2. Words - phrases - ideas placed side by side for effect
Homily
Parody
Juxtaposition
Sarcasm
3. Emotional definition of a word
Anaphora
Subtext
Antithesis
Connotation
4. Same ending sounds
Denotation
Theme
Consonance
Subtext
5. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea
Oratory
Motif
Point of attack
Dialect
6. A rhetorical strategy that attacks the person rather than the idea
Chiasmus
Denouement
Ad Hominem
Setting
7. A short witty statement
Aphorism
Pun
Foreshadowing
Conflict
8. Dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
Syntax
Deductive Reasoning
Paradox
9. A numbered list
Enumeration
Didactic
Irony
Mood
10. A direct comparison
Dramatic Irony
Mood
Metaphor
Thesis
11. A formal argument that consists of a major premise - a minor one - and a conclusion
Syllogism
Onomatopoeia
Symbol
Theme
12. Type of irony in which a person seems to be praising something but actually insulting
Inference
Sarcasm
Cliche
Thesis
13. Technical - specialized language
Setting
Understatement
Subtext
Jargon
14. Word choice
Ad Hominem
Diction
Figurative Language
Sarcasm
15. The answer to a question
Thesis
Archetype
Characterization
Sarcasm
16. Unexpected outcome in the plot
Anticlimax
Syntax
Situational Irony
Imagery
17. Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences
Anaphora
Extended Metaphor
Subtext
Denotation
18. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics
Rhetorical Question
Personification
Dialect
Pathos
19. An inscription on a tombstone
Understatement
Verbal Irony
Epitaph
Oratory
20. Clues that tip the reader off as to What is to come later in the work
Controlling Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Ad Hominem
Personification
21. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose
Inductive Reasoning
Non Sequitur
Foreshadowing
Rhetoric
22. A form of logic that moves from the general to the specific
Deductive Reasoning
Metonymy
Point of attack
Simile
23. Attitude the narrator wants the reader to take toward a setting - character - or idea
Tone
Zeugma
Paradox
Enumeration
24. Where the audience knows more than the character
A Priori Reasoning
Dramatic Irony
Antithesis
Extended Metaphor
25. A moment of great revelation
Imagery
Epiphany
Paradox
Repetition
26. A comic imitation that ridicules the original. It can be mocking or gently humorous
Parody
Exposition
Symbol
Allusion
27. A conclusion that can be arrived at without any observations of the world - but relies only on logical connections between ideas
Logical Fallacy
Point of attack
Archetype
A Priori Reasoning
28. A formal speech praising one who has died
Denouement
Figurative Language
Cliche
Eulogy
29. A word that represents a larger idea or concept
Connotation
Symbol
Foreshadowing
Antithesis
30. An inference that does not follow logically from the premise (literally - does not follow)
Figurative Language
Juxtaposition
Non Sequitur
Symbol
31. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis
Deductive Reasoning
Repetition
Antithesis
Archetype
32. The use of a quotation at the beginning of the work which often hints at a theme
Allusion
Cliche
Ambiguity
Epigraph
33. Point of understanding or awakening (not necessarily emotional)
Point of attack
Denouement
Climax
Ambiguity
34. The use of slang in writing
Satire
Inference
Colloquial
Conflict
35. Words that create mental pictures
Syntax
Imagery
Dialect
Inference
36. A story that functions on the symbolic level
Simile
Anaphora
Pathos
Allegory
37. The underlying message
Ad Hominem
Anecdote
Foil
Theme
38. A particularly clever extended metaphor
Climax
Thesis
Conceit
Pathetic Fallacy
39. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things
Connotation
Analogy
Paradox
Anticlimax
40. Choices a character makes in relation to an obstacle (problem)
Syntax
Conflict
Satire
Logical Fallacy
41. The 'unravelling' or resolution of the story - falling action
Personification
Denouement
Paradox
Syllogism
42. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach
Pathos
Motif
Denouement
Didactic
43. A mistake in reasoning
Flashback
Tone
Ad Hominem
Logical Fallacy
44. Statement that contradicts itself - "the more you learn the less you know"
Verbal Irony
Theme
Paradox
Personification
45. A sermon or moralistic lecture
Ad Hominem
Connotation
Homily
Archetype
46. A conclusion drawn from presented details
Inference
Aphorism
Exposition
Conceit
47. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite
Verbal Irony
Rhetoric
Chiasmus
Pathetic Fallacy
48. Character whose behavior and values contrast with those of another character
Conflict
Point of attack
Juxtaposition
Foil
49. Events that take place before the story begins
Exposition
Deductive Reasoning
Situational Irony
Syllogism
50. Making something sound nicer than it is; candy-coated words
Euphemism
A Priori Reasoning
Pathos
Eulogy