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Rhetoric Vocab

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






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






3. The answer to a question






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






5. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






7. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






8. A comparison using like or as






9. Words that create mental pictures






10. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






12. Direct contrast or opposite






13. An inscription on a tombstone






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






15. Sound words - imitative harmony






16. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






17. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






19. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






20. Repetition of vowel sounds






21. The underlying message






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






23. Exaggeration






24. Change and growth of the character






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






26. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






28. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






29. Direct contrast or opposite






30. A short witty statement






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






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






33. Technical - specialized language






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






35. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






36. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






37. A political comment through the use of humor






38. Word choice






39. A formal - often pompous - speech






40. Contrasting words placed together for effect






41. Events that take place before the story begins






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






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






44. Emotional response of the reader






45. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






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






48. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






50. Point of understanding or awakening (not necessarily emotional)







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