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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An inscription on a tombstone






2. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






3. An unexpected outcome






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






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






6. Dictionary definition of a word






7. Emotional definition of a word






8. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






10. Direct contrast or opposite






11. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






13. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






14. Same beginning sound






15. Change and growth of the character






16. A conclusion drawn from presented details






17. A story that functions on the symbolic level






18. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






20. Time and place of a story






21. Exaggeration






22. A political comment through the use of humor






23. A particularly clever extended metaphor






24. Word order or organization






25. A direct comparison






26. 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.)






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






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






29. Sound words - imitative harmony






30. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






32. When the story begins






33. A sermon or moralistic lecture






34. The recreation of regional spoken language






35. A comparison using like or as






36. A mistake in reasoning






37. A moment of great revelation






38. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






40. The answer to a question






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






42. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






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






46. Same ending sounds






47. Words which evoke sorrow






48. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






49. Technical - specialized language






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







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