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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






3. The answer to a question






4. A comparison using like or as






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






6. A short witty statement






7. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






8. Events that take place before the story begins






9. An inscription on a tombstone






10. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






11. An overused expression






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






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






14. Change and growth of the character






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






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






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






18. Words that create mental pictures






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






20. A play on words that are identical or similar in sounds but differ in meaning






21. Repetition of vowel sounds






22. A formal speech praising one who has died






23. Word order or organization






24. Same beginning sound






25. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






27. The underlying message






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






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






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






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






32. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






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






35. Time and place of a story






36. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






37. The recreation of regional spoken language






38. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






40. Direct contrast or opposite






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






42. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






43. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






44. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






46. A moment of great revelation






47. Word choice






48. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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







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