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Rhetoric Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Words - phrases - ideas placed side by side for effect






2. Time and place of a story






3. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






5. Sound words - imitative harmony






6. Exaggeration






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






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






9. The underlying message






10. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






12. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






13. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






14. Same ending sounds






15. Where the audience knows more than the character






16. The use of slang in writing






17. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






18. A comparison using like or as






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






20. Change and growth of the character






21. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






22. Making something sound nicer than it is; candy-coated words






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






24. A numbered list






25. Dictionary definition of a word






26. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






28. A mistake in reasoning






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






30. Events that take place before the story begins






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






32. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






34. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






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






37. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






38. Unexpected outcome in the plot






39. Contrasting words placed together for effect






40. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






41. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






43. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






44. Same beginning sound






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






46. A particularly clever extended metaphor






47. The answer to a question






48. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






49. 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.)






50. Direct contrast or opposite