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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Technical - specialized language






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






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






4. Exaggeration






5. A numbered list






6. Same beginning sound






7. An overused expression






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






9. The use of slang in writing






10. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






11. An unexpected outcome






12. A moment of great revelation






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






14. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






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






18. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






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






21. Events that take place before the story begins






22. Where the audience knows more than the character






23. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






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






26. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






28. Time and place of a story






29. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






30. A conclusion drawn from presented details






31. 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.)






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






33. Emotional definition of a word






34. A short witty statement






35. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






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






38. Direct contrast or opposite






39. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






40. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






42. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






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






45. The underlying message






46. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






47. Change and growth of the character






48. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






49. A mistake in reasoning






50. Sound words - imitative harmony