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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. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






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






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






5. 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.)






6. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






7. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






9. Events that take place before the story begins






10. Words which evoke sorrow






11. When the story begins






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






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






14. Technical - specialized language






15. A numbered list






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






17. An inscription on a tombstone






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






19. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






20. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






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






23. Where the audience knows more than the character






24. Word order or organization






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






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






27. The underlying message






28. Direct contrast or opposite






29. A moment of great revelation






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






31. A sermon or moralistic lecture






32. The answer to a question






33. A political comment through the use of humor






34. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






35. A comparison using like or as






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






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






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






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






40. Change and growth of the character






41. Exaggeration






42. Same beginning sound






43. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






44. The recreation of regional spoken language






45. Literary - historical - artistic reference






46. Same ending sounds






47. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






48. Emotional definition of a word






49. Word choice






50. Contrasting words placed together for effect