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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






3. Literary - historical - artistic reference






4. Emotional definition of a word






5. Technical - specialized language






6. A sermon or moralistic lecture






7. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






8. An inscription on a tombstone






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






10. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






11. Direct contrast or opposite






12. Events that take place before the story begins






13. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






14. A conclusion drawn from presented details






15. When the story begins






16. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






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






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






20. 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.)






21. Unexpected outcome in the plot






22. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






23. The underlying message






24. A formal - often pompous - speech






25. Exaggeration






26. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






27. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






28. Where the audience knows more than the character






29. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






30. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






31. Word choice






32. An unexpected outcome






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






34. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






36. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






37. A comparison using like or as






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






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






40. Word order or organization






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






42. A political comment through the use of humor






43. The answer to a question






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






45. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






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






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






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






50. The use of slang in writing