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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. The use of slang in writing






2. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






3. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






4. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






5. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






7. An inscription on a tombstone






8. A conclusion drawn from presented details






9. A formal speech praising one who has died






10. Repetition of vowel sounds






11. Dictionary definition of a word






12. A particularly clever extended metaphor






13. The answer to a question






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






15. A story that functions on the symbolic level






16. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






17. Words which evoke sorrow






18. A political comment through the use of humor






19. Words that create mental pictures






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






21. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






22. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






24. When the story begins






25. Where the audience knows more than the character






26. A sermon or moralistic lecture






27. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






29. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






31. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






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






34. Word order or organization






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






36. Same beginning sound






37. The underlying message






38. Contrasting words placed together for effect






39. A short witty statement






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






41. A formal - often pompous - speech






42. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






44. Events that take place before the story begins






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






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






47. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






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






50. A direct comparison