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






2. Words which evoke sorrow






3. The use of slang in writing






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






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






6. When the story begins






7. An inscription on a tombstone






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






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






10. Emotional definition of a word






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






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






13. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






14. Time and place of a story






15. Same beginning sound






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






17. A particularly clever extended metaphor






18. A short witty statement






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






20. Word order or organization






21. A direct comparison






22. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






24. 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.)






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






26. Unexpected outcome in the plot






27. Emotional response of the reader






28. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






29. Events that take place before the story begins






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






31. Words that create mental pictures






32. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






34. The underlying message






35. A political comment through the use of humor






36. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






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






39. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






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






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






43. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






44. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






46. Direct contrast or opposite






47. An unexpected outcome






48. Contrasting words placed together for effect






49. Direct contrast or opposite






50. Where the audience knows more than the character