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Rhetoric Vocab
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logic-and-reasoning
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Same ending sounds
Consonance
Personification
Alliteration
Ad Hominem
2. The underlying message
Apostrophe
Cliche
Syntax
Theme
3. Emotional definition of a word
Pedantic
Non Sequitur
Controlling Metaphor
Connotation
4. Character whose behavior and values contrast with those of another character
Exposition
Foil
Verbal Irony
Aphorism
5. Contrasting words placed together for effect
Oxymoron
Ambiguity
Synecdoche
Paradox
6. The 'unravelling' or resolution of the story - falling action
Denouement
Symbol
Controlling Metaphor
Colloquial
7. A form of personification - only it is not a character in the story
Pathetic Fallacy
Colloquial
Enumeration
Rhetorical Question
8. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis
Epiphany
Repetition
Parallelism
Climax
9. An inference that does not follow logically from the premise (literally - does not follow)
Extended Metaphor
Non Sequitur
Pathos
Syllogism
10. A form a logic that moves from the specific to the general
Inductive Reasoning
Parody
Tone
A Priori Reasoning
11. Technical - specialized language
Jargon
Figurative Language
Subtext
Euphemism
12. When the story begins
Point of attack
Hyperbole
Climax
Dialect
13. A form of logic that moves from the general to the specific
Onomatopoeia
Deductive Reasoning
Allusion
Colloquial
14. A comparison using like or as
Imagery
Repetition
Simile
Eulogy
15. Exaggeration
Hyperbole
Dramatic Irony
Allusion
Oratory
16. A formal argument that consists of a major premise - a minor one - and a conclusion
Alliteration
Syllogism
Anecdote
Consonance
17. Sentences - or parts of a sentence with similar structure
Conceit
Diction
Parallelism
Anticlimax
18. A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is reversed ('Susan walked - and in rushed Mary.')
Antithesis
Pun
Chiasmus
Oxymoron
19. Emotional response of the reader
Mood
Pathos
Personification
Pedantic
20. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves
Sarcasm
Controlling Metaphor
Symbol
Setting
21. Direct contrast or opposite
Symbol
Assonance
Metonymy
Antithesis
22. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite
Anecdote
Personification
Verbal Irony
Apostrophe
23. Word choice
Antithesis
Diction
Cliche
Syllogism
24. A part is used to represent the whole (crown=king)
Controlling Metaphor
Synecdoche
Alliteration
Symbol
25. A conclusion that can be arrived at without any observations of the world - but relies only on logical connections between ideas
Syllogism
Didactic
Simile
A Priori Reasoning
26. A numbered list
Euphemism
Chiasmus
Personification
Enumeration
27. A formal - often pompous - speech
Oratory
Conflict
Metonymy
Metaphor
28. The use of slang in writing
Pedantic
Satire
Subtext
Colloquial
29. Type of irony in which a person seems to be praising something but actually insulting
Conceit
Antithesis
Sarcasm
Theme
30. A mistake in reasoning
Bathos
Understatement
Logical Fallacy
Syllogism
31. A comic imitation that ridicules the original. It can be mocking or gently humorous
Flashback
Antithesis
Inference
Parody
32. Choices a character makes in relation to an obstacle (problem)
Antithesis
Euphemism
Onomatopoeia
Conflict
33. The answer to a question
Thesis
Satire
Epigraph
Analogy
34. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things
Inductive Reasoning
Syllogism
Analogy
Personification
35. Literary devices that enable an author to operate on levels other than the literal (simile - metaphor - etc)
Deductive Reasoning
Personification
Figurative Language
Zeugma
36. An overused expression
Analogy
Onomatopoeia
Homily
Cliche
37. A direct comparison
Bathos
Metaphor
Metonymy
Verbal Irony
38. A political comment through the use of humor
Satire
Ad Hominem
Onomatopoeia
Parody
39. Reaching for the sublime - the tone results in the absurd
Archetype
Exposition
Bathos
Motif
40. Clues that tip the reader off as to What is to come later in the work
Cliche
Foreshadowing
Personification
Extended Metaphor
41. Words - phrases - ideas placed side by side for effect
Mood
Foreshadowing
Juxtaposition
Onomatopoeia
42. The recreation of regional spoken language
Dialect
Archetype
Diction
Onomatopoeia
43. A question that does not expect an explicit answer
Antithesis
Irony
Rhetorical Question
Anecdote
44. Sound words - imitative harmony
Onomatopoeia
Ad Hominem
Parallelism
Antithesis
45. A moment of great revelation
Rhetorical Question
Point of attack
Understatement
Epiphany
46. Meaning or emotion underneath the words
Subtext
Foreshadowing
Extended Metaphor
Epigraph
47. Same beginning sound
Tone
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Mood
48. Repetition of vowel sounds
Alliteration
Situational Irony
Rhetorical Question
Assonance
49. Meaning or emotion underneath the words
Figurative Language
Onomatopoeia
Foreshadowing
Subtext
50. Dictionary definition of a word
Subtext
Denotation
Extended Metaphor
Consonance