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Rhetoric Vocab
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logic-and-reasoning
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A conclusion that can be arrived at without any observations of the world - but relies only on logical connections between ideas
Rhetorical Question
Setting
A Priori Reasoning
Synecdoche
2. Reaching for the sublime - the tone results in the absurd
Metaphor
Bathos
Consonance
Zeugma
3. A detail - image - or character type that occurs frequently in myth and literature - thought to appeal to the unconscious
Juxtaposition
Archetype
Anticlimax
Allegory
4. A particularly clever extended metaphor
Conceit
Bathos
Zeugma
Synecdoche
5. Literary devices that enable an author to operate on levels other than the literal (simile - metaphor - etc)
Euphemism
Allusion
Allegory
Figurative Language
6. A formal argument that consists of a major premise - a minor one - and a conclusion
Syllogism
Denouement
Mood
Rhetorical Question
7. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach
Didactic
Pathetic Fallacy
Alliteration
Inference
8. Word choice
Diction
Inductive Reasoning
Epiphany
Consonance
9. When the reader expects a climax to occur and it doesn't happen
Anticlimax
Mood
Syllogism
Allegory
10. A rhetorical strategy that attacks the person rather than the idea
A Priori Reasoning
Ad Hominem
Flashback
Enumeration
11. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics
Personification
Anecdote
Flashback
Non Sequitur
12. Direct contrast or opposite
Verbal Irony
Climax
Antithesis
Denotation
13. An inscription on a tombstone
Ad Hominem
Parallelism
Epitaph
Allegory
14. Attitude the narrator wants the reader to take toward a setting - character - or idea
Tone
Oxymoron
Exposition
Anaphora
15. A political comment through the use of humor
Allusion
Exposition
Jargon
Satire
16. Choices a character makes in relation to an obstacle (problem)
Antithesis
Point of attack
Conflict
Apostrophe
17. The use of a quotation at the beginning of the work which often hints at a theme
Paradox
Epigraph
Pathetic Fallacy
A Priori Reasoning
18. Emotional definition of a word
Eulogy
Non Sequitur
Situational Irony
Connotation
19. Sound words - imitative harmony
Eulogy
Metonymy
Onomatopoeia
Situational Irony
20. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose
Climax
Rhetoric
Parable
Syllogism
21. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis
Motif
Repetition
Allegory
Aphorism
22. The underlying message
Pathos
Sarcasm
Deductive Reasoning
Theme
23. Exaggeration
Hyperbole
Non Sequitur
Synecdoche
Situational Irony
24. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand
Pedantic
Rhetorical Question
Situational Irony
Tone
25. A play on words that are identical or similar in sounds but differ in meaning
Tone
Pun
Juxtaposition
Denouement
26. Change and growth of the character
Setting
Characterization
Synecdoche
Diction
27. Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences
Logical Fallacy
Assonance
Verbal Irony
Anaphora
28. A direct comparison
Eulogy
Symbol
Anticlimax
Metaphor
29. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea
Cliche
Motif
Oratory
Enumeration
30. A numbered list
Enumeration
Parable
Synecdoche
Situational Irony
31. Events that take place before the story begins
Paradox
Climax
Exposition
Inductive Reasoning
32. A form of logic that moves from the general to the specific
Tone
Colloquial
Deductive Reasoning
Thesis
33. Contrasting words placed together for effect
Foil
Oxymoron
Apostrophe
Subtext
34. Type of irony in which a person seems to be praising something but actually insulting
Antithesis
Assonance
Sarcasm
Cliche
35. Unexpected outcome in the plot
Situational Irony
Metaphor
Assonance
Euphemism
36. A comic imitation that ridicules the original. It can be mocking or gently humorous
Parody
Figurative Language
Personification
Foreshadowing
37. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite
Verbal Irony
Characterization
Colloquial
Eulogy
38. 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.)
Apostrophe
Point of attack
Logical Fallacy
Zeugma
39. The use of slang in writing
Colloquial
Euphemism
Chiasmus
Cliche
40. Technical - specialized language
Epiphany
Jargon
Anticlimax
Homily
41. A story that operates on the symbolic level and teaches a lesson or moral
Foil
Syntax
Parable
Metaphor
42. A story that functions on the symbolic level
Jargon
Personification
Zeugma
Allegory
43. A word that represents a larger idea or concept
Thesis
Paradox
Epigraph
Symbol
44. The 'unravelling' or resolution of the story - falling action
Archetype
Pathos
Diction
Denouement
45. A formal speech praising one who has died
Euphemism
Eulogy
Personification
Repetition
46. A part is used to represent the whole (crown=king)
Eulogy
Cliche
Connotation
Synecdoche
47. An overused expression
Cliche
Inductive Reasoning
Ambiguity
Understatement
48. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it
Extended Metaphor
Inference
Metonymy
Consonance
49. Making a situation seem less important or serious than it is
Rhetoric
Understatement
Symbol
Juxtaposition
50. A short witty statement
Situational Irony
Aphorism
Repetition
Parody