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






2. The recreation of regional spoken language






3. Words that create mental pictures






4. Sound words - imitative harmony






5. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






6. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






8. Same beginning sound






9. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






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






12. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






13. Same ending sounds






14. An inference that does not follow logically from the premise (literally - does not follow)






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






16. Word choice






17. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






18. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






19. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






21. A numbered list






22. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






24. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






25. A short witty statement






26. Emotional definition of a word






27. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






29. Literary - historical - artistic reference






30. An inscription on a tombstone






31. Time and place of a story






32. A formal - often pompous - speech






33. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






34. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






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






38. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






39. Technical - specialized language






40. An overused expression






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






42. A detail - image - or character type that occurs frequently in myth and literature - thought to appeal to the unconscious






43. A direct comparison






44. The underlying message






45. Change and growth of the character






46. Emotional response of the reader






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






48. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






50. Direct contrast or opposite