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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. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






2. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






3. Direct contrast or opposite






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






5. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






7. Same ending sounds






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






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






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






11. Word order or organization






12. A direct comparison






13. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






15. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






17. Change and growth of the character






18. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






19. Word choice






20. Point of understanding or awakening (not necessarily emotional)






21. Same beginning sound






22. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






23. When the story begins






24. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






26. A story that functions on the symbolic level






27. A comparison using like or as






28. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






30. Emotional definition of a word






31. An overused expression






32. Where the audience knows more than the character






33. Direct contrast or opposite






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






35. Emotional response of the reader






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






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






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






39. The answer to a question






40. A short witty statement






41. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






42. Technical - specialized language






43. A political comment through the use of humor






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






45. The recreation of regional spoken language






46. Literary - historical - artistic reference






47. Dictionary definition of a word






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






49. A formal speech praising one who has died






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