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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • 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. An inscription on a tombstone






2. Unexpected outcome in the plot






3. A short witty statement






4. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






5. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






7. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






8. Same ending sounds






9. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






10. A conclusion drawn from presented details






11. The recreation of regional spoken language






12. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






13. Literary - historical - artistic reference






14. Where the audience knows more than the character






15. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






17. The answer to a question






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






19. Technical - specialized language






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






21. Words which evoke sorrow






22. Exaggeration






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






24. The use of slang in writing






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






26. Word order or organization






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






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






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






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






31. Direct contrast or opposite






32. Time and place of a story






33. Emotional definition of a word






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






35. A formal - often pompous - speech






36. Emotional response of the reader






37. 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.)






38. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






40. A comparison using like or as






41. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






43. A moment of great revelation






44. A direct comparison






45. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






46. A particularly clever extended metaphor






47. When the story begins






48. Change and growth of the character






49. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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







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