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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Time and place of a story






2. Same ending sounds






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






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






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






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






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






8. Emotional definition of a word






9. Technical - specialized language






10. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






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






13. The answer to a question






14. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






15. Change and growth of the character






16. A story that functions on the symbolic level






17. The use of slang in writing






18. Exaggeration






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






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






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






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






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






24. The underlying message






25. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






26. The recreation of regional spoken language






27. Word order or organization






28. When the story begins






29. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






30. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






31. An unexpected outcome






32. A political comment through the use of humor






33. A comparison using like or as






34. Words that create mental pictures






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






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






37. A sermon or moralistic lecture






38. Form of personification - speaking to an absent or dead person or object as if it is there






39. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






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






42. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






43. A short witty statement






44. A formal - often pompous - speech






45. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






48. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






50. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand