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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A conclusion that can be arrived at without any observations of the world - but relies only on logical connections between ideas






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






3. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






4. Where the audience knows more than the character






5. A sermon or moralistic lecture






6. Literary - historical - artistic reference






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






8. Time and place of a story






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






10. A formal speech praising one who has died






11. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






13. A political comment through the use of humor






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






15. Word choice






16. The answer to a question






17. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






19. Technical - specialized language






20. A short witty statement






21. Dictionary definition of a word






22. Sound words - imitative harmony






23. When the story begins






24. A conclusion drawn from presented details






25. Contrasting words placed together for effect






26. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






28. A comparison using like or as






29. Words which evoke sorrow






30. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






32. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






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






34. Exaggeration






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






36. An inscription on a tombstone






37. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






38. Events that take place before the story begins






39. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






41. The use of slang in writing






42. A mistake in reasoning






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






44. Emotional response of the reader






45. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things






46. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






48. A numbered list






49. Change and growth of the character






50. A direct comparison







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