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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An unexpected outcome






2. 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.)






3. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






4. Emotional response of the reader






5. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






7. A mistake in reasoning






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






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






10. Technical - specialized language






11. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






13. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






15. A short witty statement






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






17. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






18. A direct comparison






19. Words that create mental pictures






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






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






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






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






24. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






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






27. Word choice






28. Time and place of a story






29. Dictionary definition of a word






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






31. When the story begins






32. Unexpected outcome in the plot






33. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






34. Same ending sounds






35. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






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






39. A sermon or moralistic lecture






40. An overused expression






41. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






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






44. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






46. A formal - often pompous - speech






47. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






49. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






50. Exaggeration