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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. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






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






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






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






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






7. Time and place of a story






8. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






9. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






10. A comparison using like or as






11. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






13. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






14. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






15. An inscription on a tombstone






16. Contrasting words placed together for effect






17. Emotional response of the reader






18. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






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






21. Dictionary definition of a word






22. The use of slang in writing






23. Emotional definition of a word






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






25. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






27. Same beginning sound






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






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






30. Word choice






31. Type of irony in which a person seems to be praising something but actually insulting






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






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






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






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






36. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






37. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






38. Change and growth of the character






39. Direct contrast or opposite






40. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






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






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






45. The recreation of regional spoken language






46. Where the audience knows more than the character






47. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






49. A mistake in reasoning






50. Words which evoke sorrow