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Rhetoric Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Word choice






2. Unexpected outcome in the plot






3. Words which evoke sorrow






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






5. Literary - historical - artistic reference






6. An inscription on a tombstone






7. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






8. The answer to a question






9. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






11. Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences






12. A story that functions on the symbolic level






13. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






14. The recreation of regional spoken language






15. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






16. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






18. 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.)






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






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






21. Events that take place before the story begins






22. When the story begins






23. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






24. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






25. A story that operates on the symbolic level and teaches a lesson or moral






26. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






27. An overused expression






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






29. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






30. Direct contrast or opposite






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






32. Where the audience knows more than the character






33. Time and place of a story






34. A formal speech praising one who has died






35. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






36. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






37. An unexpected outcome






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






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






40. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






42. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






44. Emotional response of the reader






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






46. The underlying message






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






48. Same beginning sound






49. The use of slang in writing






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