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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Same beginning sound






2. A particularly clever extended metaphor






3. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






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






6. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






7. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






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






10. Emotional definition of a word






11. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






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






15. The use of slang in writing






16. Same ending sounds






17. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






18. A mistake in reasoning






19. The recreation of regional spoken language






20. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






21. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






22. Events that take place before the story begins






23. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






24. An unexpected outcome






25. Literary - historical - artistic reference






26. Time and place of a story






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






28. A story that functions on the symbolic level






29. Exaggeration






30. A sermon or moralistic lecture






31. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






32. Words that create mental pictures






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






34. A moment of great revelation






35. Repetition of vowel sounds






36. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






37. Direct contrast or opposite






38. A short witty statement






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






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






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






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






43. An inscription on a tombstone






44. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






46. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






47. A direct comparison






48. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






50. Change and growth of the character