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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A play on words that are identical or similar in sounds but differ in meaning






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






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






4. Emotional response of the reader






5. Same beginning sound






6. Direct contrast or opposite






7. Dictionary definition of a word






8. Literary - historical - artistic reference






9. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






13. Repetition of vowel sounds






14. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






15. A comparison using like or as






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






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






18. A formal speech praising one who has died






19. A sermon or moralistic lecture






20. A formal - often pompous - speech






21. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






22. A direct comparison






23. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






25. An unexpected outcome






26. Word order or organization






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






28. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






29. A short witty statement






30. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






31. An inscription on a tombstone






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






33. The answer to a question






34. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






35. Words which evoke sorrow






36. Direct contrast or opposite






37. Emotional definition of a word






38. A conclusion drawn from presented details






39. Change and growth of the character






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






41. Same ending sounds






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






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






44. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






46. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






48. A story that functions on the symbolic level






49. The underlying message






50. A word that represents a larger idea or concept