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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Words which evoke sorrow






2. Change and growth of the character






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






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






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






6. Events that take place before the story begins






7. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






8. The recreation of regional spoken language






9. Word choice






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






11. A comparison using like or as






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






13. Sound words - imitative harmony






14. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






15. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






16. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






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






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






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






21. Time and place of a story






22. Same ending sounds






23. When the story begins






24. A conclusion drawn from presented details






25. The underlying message






26. Where the audience knows more than the character






27. Literary - historical - artistic reference






28. Statement that contradicts itself - "the more you learn the less you know"






29. Unexpected outcome in the plot






30. An unexpected outcome






31. Direct contrast or opposite






32. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






33. Same beginning sound






34. An overused expression






35. A sermon or moralistic lecture






36. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






38. Technical - specialized language






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






40. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






41. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






42. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






43. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






44. An inscription on a tombstone






45. 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.)






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






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






48. A political comment through the use of humor






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






50. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story







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