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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. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






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






5. A moment of great revelation






6. Events that take place before the story begins






7. Emotional definition of a word






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






9. Dictionary definition of a word






10. A particularly clever extended metaphor






11. Time and place of a story






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






13. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






15. A direct comparison






16. An inscription on a tombstone






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






18. The underlying message






19. 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.)






20. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






21. An overused expression






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






23. Change and growth of the character






24. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






25. Same ending sounds






26. Word order or organization






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






28. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






29. The answer to a question






30. An unexpected outcome






31. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






33. A mistake in reasoning






34. Words which evoke sorrow






35. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






37. Same beginning sound






38. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






39. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






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






42. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






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






45. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






47. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






48. Exaggeration






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






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