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






2. A comparison using like or as






3. Contrasting words placed together for effect






4. Literary - historical - artistic reference






5. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






7. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






8. A formal speech praising one who has died






9. Emotional definition of a word






10. A mistake in reasoning






11. The underlying message






12. Words that create mental pictures






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






14. The use of slang in writing






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






16. A political comment through the use of humor






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






18. Same ending sounds






19. Emotional response of the reader






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






21. A sermon or moralistic lecture






22. Same beginning sound






23. Repetition of vowel sounds






24. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






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






27. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






28. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






29. Technical - specialized language






30. Words which evoke sorrow






31. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






33. Direct contrast or opposite






34. A short witty statement






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






36. An unexpected outcome






37. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






39. A moment of great revelation






40. A formal - often pompous - speech






41. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






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






44. When the story begins






45. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






47. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






48. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






49. Sound words - imitative harmony






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