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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. Repetition of vowel sounds






2. Same beginning sound






3. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






5. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






8. A formal - often pompous - speech






9. A political comment through the use of humor






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






11. Contrasting words placed together for effect






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






13. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






14. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






15. Word choice






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






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






18. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






20. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






21. Word order or organization






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






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






24. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






26. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






27. A mistake in reasoning






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






29. The recreation of regional spoken language






30. Words that create mental pictures






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






32. An inscription on a tombstone






33. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






34. An unexpected outcome






35. Exaggeration






36. Change and growth of the character






37. A story that functions on the symbolic level






38. Words which evoke sorrow






39. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






40. Emotional definition of a word






41. Same ending sounds






42. Unexpected outcome in the plot






43. A direct comparison






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






45. Where the audience knows more than the character






46. A numbered list






47. A conclusion drawn from presented details






48. Time and place of a story






49. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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