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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. A comparison using like or as






2. A short witty statement






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






4. Emotional definition of a word






5. An inscription on a tombstone






6. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






9. Direct contrast or opposite






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






11. A direct comparison






12. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






13. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






14. Unexpected outcome in the plot






15. A mistake in reasoning






16. The underlying message






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






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






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






20. The use of slang in writing






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






22. Repetition of vowel sounds






23. Same ending sounds






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






25. A moment of great revelation






26. Words which evoke sorrow






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






28. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






30. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






32. Technical - specialized language






33. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






34. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






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






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






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






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






40. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






42. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






43. Dictionary definition of a word






44. Literary - historical - artistic reference






45. Events that take place before the story begins






46. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






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






49. Word choice






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