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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Unexpected outcome in the plot






2. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






4. Direct contrast or opposite






5. A particularly clever extended metaphor






6. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






7. Statement that contradicts itself - "the more you learn the less you know"






8. Sound words - imitative harmony






9. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






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






12. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






13. Making a situation seem less important or serious than it is






14. Same ending sounds






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






16. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






17. A formal speech praising one who has died






18. A moment of great revelation






19. An inscription on a tombstone






20. A sermon or moralistic lecture






21. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






23. Technical - specialized language






24. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






25. Emotional definition of a word






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






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






28. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






30. Exaggeration






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






32. A comparison using like or as






33. Words that create mental pictures






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






35. Word order or organization






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






37. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






38. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






39. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






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






42. The use of slang in writing






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






44. The underlying message






45. Word choice






46. 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.)






47. Events that take place before the story begins






48. When the story begins






49. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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