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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The recreation of regional spoken language






2. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






3. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






4. Technical - specialized language






5. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






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






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






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






9. The underlying message






10. A direct comparison






11. A short witty statement






12. Word order or organization






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






14. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






16. Words that create mental pictures






17. Word choice






18. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






20. A numbered list






21. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






22. A comparison using like or as






23. Direct contrast or opposite






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






25. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






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






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






28. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






30. Literary - historical - artistic reference






31. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






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






34. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






35. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






36. Same ending sounds






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






38. The use of slang in writing






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






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






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






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






43. Time and place of a story






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






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






46. A moment of great revelation






47. Direct contrast or opposite






48. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






49. A formal speech praising one who has died






50. The answer to a question






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