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






2. Emotional definition of a word






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






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






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






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






7. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






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






10. Technical - specialized language






11. Word order or organization






12. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






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






15. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






16. Repetition of vowel sounds






17. A conclusion drawn from presented details






18. An inference that does not follow logically from the premise (literally - does not follow)






19. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






20. A numbered list






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






22. The recreation of regional spoken language






23. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






24. When the story begins






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






26. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






28. A mistake in reasoning






29. Sound words - imitative harmony






30. A direct comparison






31. 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.)






32. Time and place of a story






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






34. An overused expression






35. Change and growth of the character






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






37. An unexpected outcome






38. A formal - often pompous - speech






39. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






40. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






41. Unexpected outcome in the plot






42. A moment of great revelation






43. Making a situation seem less important or serious than it is






44. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






45. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






46. An inscription on a tombstone






47. Events that take place before the story begins






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






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






50. Same ending sounds