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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Clues that tip the reader off as to What is to come later in the work






2. Unexpected outcome in the plot






3. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






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






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






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






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






9. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






10. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






12. A numbered list






13. Technical - specialized language






14. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






16. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






17. Form of personification - speaking to an absent or dead person or object as if it is there






18. A sermon or moralistic lecture






19. A mistake in reasoning






20. A direct comparison






21. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






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






25. 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.)






26. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






28. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






29. Type of irony in which a person seems to be praising something but actually insulting






30. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






32. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






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






35. The answer to a question






36. Direct contrast or opposite






37. Emotional definition of a word






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






39. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






41. Same ending sounds






42. The underlying message






43. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






44. A comparison using like or as






45. The use of a quotation at the beginning of the work which often hints at a theme






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






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






48. Word order or organization






49. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






50. Dictionary definition of a word







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