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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






4. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






6. A comparison using like or as






7. Word choice






8. 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.)






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






10. Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences






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






12. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






13. Emotional definition of a word






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






15. A political comment through the use of humor






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






17. Same beginning sound






18. A moment of great revelation






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






20. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






21. Emotional response of the reader






22. An inscription on a tombstone






23. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






24. Change and growth of the character






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






26. When the story begins






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






28. The use of slang in writing






29. A conclusion drawn from presented details






30. The recreation of regional spoken language






31. The underlying message






32. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






34. A rhetorical strategy that attacks the person rather than the idea






35. Words which evoke sorrow






36. Direct contrast or opposite






37. Word order or organization






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






39. Time and place of a story






40. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






42. Sound words - imitative harmony






43. A particularly clever extended metaphor






44. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






45. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






47. A story that functions on the symbolic level






48. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






50. Repetition of vowel sounds