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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Contrasting words placed together for effect






2. Same ending sounds






3. A formal speech praising one who has died






4. The use of slang in writing






5. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






7. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






8. Dictionary definition of a word






9. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






10. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






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






12. Emotional response of the reader






13. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






16. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






18. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






19. Exaggeration






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






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






22. Time and place of a story






23. Words which evoke sorrow






24. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






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






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






28. Change and growth of the character






29. Unexpected outcome in the plot






30. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






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






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






34. Same beginning sound






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






36. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






37. Direct contrast or opposite






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






39. An unexpected outcome






40. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






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






42. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






44. When the reader expects a climax to occur and it doesn't happen






45. Words that create mental pictures






46. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






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






49. A mistake in reasoning






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







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