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






2. Same ending sounds






3. Direct contrast or opposite






4. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






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






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






8. When the story begins






9. The answer to a question






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






11. Direct contrast or opposite






12. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






14. A numbered list






15. Repetition of vowel sounds






16. A formal speech praising one who has died






17. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






18. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






20. A particularly clever extended metaphor






21. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






22. A mistake in reasoning






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






24. 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.)






25. A political comment through the use of humor






26. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






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






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






30. Emotional response of the reader






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






32. Same beginning sound






33. Exaggeration






34. A comparison using like or as






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






36. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






37. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






38. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






39. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






41. Time and place of a story






42. The underlying message






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






44. Emotional definition of a word






45. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






46. Change and growth of the character






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






48. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






49. A direct comparison






50. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis