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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






2. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






3. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






5. A moment of great revelation






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






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






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






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






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






11. Change and growth of the character






12. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






14. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






15. Character whose behavior and values contrast with those of another character






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






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






18. Direct contrast or opposite






19. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






20. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






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






23. Events that take place before the story begins






24. A formal - often pompous - speech






25. Same ending sounds






26. A comparison using like or as






27. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






29. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






31. A short witty statement






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






33. A sermon or moralistic lecture






34. When the story begins






35. Where the audience knows more than the character






36. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






37. A formal speech praising one who has died






38. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






40. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






41. Technical - specialized language






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






43. Same beginning sound






44. Words that create mental pictures






45. A political comment through the use of humor






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






47. Emotional response of the reader






48. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






49. An inscription on a tombstone






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