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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. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






2. Words that create mental pictures






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






4. Sound words - imitative harmony






5. Word choice






6. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






7. Technical - specialized language






8. A sermon or moralistic lecture






9. A conclusion drawn from presented details






10. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






11. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






13. Word order or organization






14. A short witty statement






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






16. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






17. The use of slang in writing






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






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






20. A numbered list






21. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






23. An unexpected outcome






24. Emotional definition of a word






25. Emotional response of the reader






26. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






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






30. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






31. Exaggeration






32. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






33. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






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






36. Contrasting words placed together for effect






37. A particularly clever extended metaphor






38. Reaching for the sublime - the tone results in the absurd






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






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






41. Time and place of a story






42. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






43. An inscription on a tombstone






44. Words which evoke sorrow






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






46. A direct comparison






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






48. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






49. Dictionary definition of a word






50. A comparison using like or as