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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. Sentences - or parts of a sentence with similar structure






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






3. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






4. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






6. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






7. A comparison using like or as






8. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






10. A mistake in reasoning






11. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






13. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






14. A short witty statement






15. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






16. Words that create mental pictures






17. Direct contrast or opposite






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






19. The recreation of regional spoken language






20. Time and place of a story






21. A numbered list






22. Events that take place before the story begins






23. The answer to a question






24. Technical - specialized language






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






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






27. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






28. Words which evoke sorrow






29. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






30. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






31. An unexpected outcome






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






33. A formal - often pompous - speech






34. An inscription on a tombstone






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






36. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






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






39. A particularly clever extended metaphor






40. An overused expression






41. Sound words - imitative harmony






42. A political comment through the use of humor






43. Word choice






44. Word order or organization






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






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






47. Dictionary definition of a word






48. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






49. Same ending sounds






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