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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Exaggeration






2. When the story begins






3. Time and place of a story






4. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






6. Repetition of vowel sounds






7. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






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






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






12. An overused expression






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






14. Dictionary definition of a word






15. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






17. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






18. A formal speech praising one who has died






19. A short witty statement






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






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






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






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






24. The underlying message






25. Where the audience knows more than the character






26. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






27. Word choice






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






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






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






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






32. Technical - specialized language






33. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






34. A particularly clever extended metaphor






35. Contrasting words placed together for effect






36. A political comment through the use of humor






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






38. A mistake in reasoning






39. A story that functions on the symbolic level






40. Literary - historical - artistic reference






41. A numbered list






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






43. Words which evoke sorrow






44. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






45. Same beginning sound






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






47. A moment of great revelation






48. Word order or organization






49. A direct comparison






50. Direct contrast or opposite







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