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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When the story begins






2. A story that functions on the symbolic level






3. Where the audience knows more than the character






4. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






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






7. An unexpected outcome






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






9. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






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






13. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






15. A political comment through the use of humor






16. Repetition of vowel sounds






17. A particularly clever extended metaphor






18. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






19. The use of slang in writing






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






21. Unexpected outcome in the plot






22. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






23. Technical - specialized language






24. Exaggeration






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






26. Change and growth of the character






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






28. Word choice






29. Literary - historical - artistic reference






30. A comparison using like or as






31. Emotional definition of a word






32. An overused expression






33. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






35. Time and place of a story






36. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






37. Same beginning sound






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.)






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






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






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






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






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






44. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






45. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






48. A direct comparison






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






50. A short witty statement