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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When the reader expects a climax to occur and it doesn't happen






2. Emotional definition of a word






3. Unexpected outcome in the plot






4. 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.)






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






6. An overused expression






7. Sound words - imitative harmony






8. Dictionary definition of a word






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






10. A short witty statement






11. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






12. Word choice






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






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






15. Technical - specialized language






16. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






18. Contrasting words placed together for effect






19. The recreation of regional spoken language






20. A comparison using like or as






21. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






23. Same ending sounds






24. Words which evoke sorrow






25. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






26. Direct contrast or opposite






27. When the story begins






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






29. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






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






32. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






33. Change and growth of the character






34. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






36. A formal speech praising one who has died






37. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






39. A mistake in reasoning






40. Words that create mental pictures






41. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






42. Where the audience knows more than the character






43. Emotional response of the reader






44. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






46. Events that take place before the story begins






47. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






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






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