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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A numbered list






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






3. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






4. Direct contrast or opposite






5. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






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






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






9. A comparison using like or as






10. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






11. Where the audience knows more than the character






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






13. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






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






16. When the story begins






17. A form of personification - only it is not a character in the story






18. The use of a quotation at the beginning of the work which often hints at a theme






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






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






21. A moment of great revelation






22. Literary - historical - artistic reference






23. Same beginning sound






24. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






26. Technical - specialized language






27. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






28. Emotional definition of a word






29. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






31. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






33. The recreation of regional spoken language






34. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






37. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






39. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






40. Time and place of a story






41. The use of slang in writing






42. A mistake in reasoning






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






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






45. An overused expression






46. Sound words - imitative harmony






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. A formal - often pompous - speech






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