Test your basic knowledge |

Rhetoric Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Change and growth of the character






2. The answer to a question






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






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






5. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






6. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






7. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






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






10. Repetition of vowel sounds






11. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






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






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






15. The recreation of regional spoken language






16. Dictionary definition of a word






17. A story that functions on the symbolic level






18. Words that create mental pictures






19. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






20. A numbered list






21. Technical - specialized language






22. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






25. A political comment through the use of humor






26. Sound words - imitative harmony






27. When the story begins






28. A comparison using like or as






29. A sermon or moralistic lecture






30. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






31. Emotional definition of a word






32. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






33. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






35. Words which evoke sorrow






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






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






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






39. Emotional response of the reader






40. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






41. The underlying message






42. 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.)






43. Direct contrast or opposite






44. A mistake in reasoning






45. A short witty statement






46. Word choice






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






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






49. Word order or organization






50. A formal speech praising one who has died