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Rhetoric Vocab

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1. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






2. Repetition of vowel sounds






3. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






5. Same ending sounds






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






7. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






9. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






11. Words - phrases - ideas placed side by side for effect






12. Technical - specialized language






13. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






15. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






17. 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.)






18. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






20. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






21. Same beginning sound






22. An unexpected outcome






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






24. A mistake in reasoning






25. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






27. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






28. Direct contrast or opposite






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






30. A short witty statement






31. Word order or organization






32. Time and place of a story






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






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






35. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






36. The underlying message






37. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






39. Word choice






40. Emotional response of the reader






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






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






43. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






45. Events that take place before the story begins






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






47. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






48. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






49. Literary - historical - artistic reference






50. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves







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