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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. An inscription on a tombstone






2. A moment of great revelation






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






4. The recreation of regional spoken language






5. Events that take place before the story begins






6. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






7. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






8. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






9. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






10. Words that create mental pictures






11. A formal - often pompous - speech






12. The use of a quotation at the beginning of the work which often hints at a theme






13. Technical - specialized language






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






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






16. Word order or organization






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






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






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






20. Direct contrast or opposite






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






22. A mistake in reasoning






23. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






25. Repetition of vowel sounds






26. An unexpected outcome






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






28. Same ending sounds






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






30. Emotional definition of a word






31. Word choice






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






33. A political comment through the use of humor






34. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






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






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






38. Change and growth of the character






39. Sound words - imitative harmony






40. A particularly clever extended metaphor






41. A short witty statement






42. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






43. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






44. A numbered list






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






46. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






48. An overused expression






49. 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.)






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