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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Character whose behavior and values contrast with those of another character






2. A sermon or moralistic lecture






3. Technical - specialized language






4. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






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






7. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






9. Words that create mental pictures






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






11. When the story begins






12. Emotional response of the reader






13. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






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






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






17. Same beginning sound






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






19. Unexpected outcome in the plot






20. A story that functions on the symbolic level






21. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






23. Where the audience knows more than the character






24. Same ending sounds






25. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






27. The use of slang in writing






28. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






29. Sound words - imitative harmony






30. A formal speech praising one who has died






31. A direct comparison






32. Word choice






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






34. The answer to a question






35. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






36. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






37. A moment of great revelation






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






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






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






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






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






43. Emotional definition of a word






44. Events that take place before the story begins






45. A political comment through the use of humor






46. An unexpected outcome






47. An overused expression






48. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






49. Dictionary definition of a word






50. An inscription on a tombstone







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