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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A detail - image - or character type that occurs frequently in myth and literature - thought to appeal to the unconscious






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






3. Emotional definition of a word






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






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






6. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






8. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






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






11. Time and place of a story






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






13. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






15. A numbered list






16. A political comment through the use of humor






17. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






18. A sermon or moralistic lecture






19. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






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






22. A conclusion drawn from presented details






23. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






24. Technical - specialized language






25. Literary - historical - artistic reference






26. A formal speech praising one who has died






27. Direct contrast or opposite






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






29. A mistake in reasoning






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






31. Word order or organization






32. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






33. Exaggeration






34. Dictionary definition of a word






35. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






36. Same beginning sound






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






38. Emotional response of the reader






39. Unexpected outcome in the plot






40. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






41. A comparison using like or as






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






43. A short witty statement






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






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






46. A particularly clever extended metaphor






47. 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.)






48. Word choice






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






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