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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. Sentences - or parts of a sentence with similar structure






2. Events that take place before the story begins






3. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






4. Direct contrast or opposite






5. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






7. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






8. A particularly clever extended metaphor






9. A comparison using like or as






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






11. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






12. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






14. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






16. Emotional definition of a word






17. Change and growth of the character






18. An unexpected outcome






19. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






21. Emotional response of the reader






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






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






24. Word order or organization






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






26. A short witty statement






27. The answer to a question






28. A political comment through the use of humor






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






30. Dictionary definition of a word






31. Same beginning sound






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






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






34. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






35. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






36. Same ending sounds






37. Unexpected outcome in the plot






38. Where the audience knows more than the character






39. Technical - specialized language






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






41. Words which evoke sorrow






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






43. An overused expression






44. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






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






47. An inscription on a tombstone






48. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






49. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






50. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings