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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. Repetition of vowel sounds






2. Direct contrast or opposite






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






4. A comparison using like or as






5. Dictionary definition of a word






6. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






7. The answer to a question






8. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






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






11. A form of logic that moves from the general to the specific






12. Literary devices that enable an author to operate on levels other than the literal (simile - metaphor - etc)






13. Words that create mental pictures






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






15. Word choice






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






17. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






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






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






21. Emotional response of the reader






22. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






24. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






25. A conclusion that can be arrived at without any observations of the world - but relies only on logical connections between ideas






26. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






28. A short witty statement






29. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






30. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






31. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






33. Where the audience knows more than the character






34. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






35. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






37. Words which evoke sorrow






38. A formal speech praising one who has died






39. An unexpected outcome






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






41. A moment of great revelation






42. Events that take place before the story begins






43. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






45. Same beginning sound






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






47. Word order or organization






48. A sermon or moralistic lecture






49. 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.)






50. An inscription on a tombstone