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Rhetoric Vocab
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logic-and-reasoning
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1. An inscription on a tombstone
Inference
Jargon
Epitaph
Characterization
2. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it
Point of attack
Syllogism
Metonymy
Setting
3. An unexpected outcome
Irony
Pathos
Assonance
Sarcasm
4. A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is reversed ('Susan walked - and in rushed Mary.')
Ad Hominem
Jargon
Chiasmus
Cliche
5. Character whose behavior and values contrast with those of another character
Consonance
Simile
Foil
Jargon
6. Dictionary definition of a word
Satire
Denotation
Chiasmus
A Priori Reasoning
7. Emotional definition of a word
Point of attack
Assonance
Parallelism
Connotation
8. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand
Pedantic
Allegory
Metonymy
Syllogism
9. When the reader expects a climax to occur and it doesn't happen
Sarcasm
Anticlimax
Parable
Figurative Language
10. Direct contrast or opposite
Antithesis
Repetition
Allusion
Hyperbole
11. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves
Point of attack
Characterization
Allegory
Controlling Metaphor
12. A form a logic that moves from the specific to the general
Motif
Inductive Reasoning
Colloquial
Deductive Reasoning
13. Meaning or emotion underneath the words
Didactic
Satire
Archetype
Subtext
14. Same beginning sound
Inductive Reasoning
Bathos
Alliteration
Metaphor
15. Change and growth of the character
Satire
Situational Irony
Characterization
Epiphany
16. A conclusion drawn from presented details
Tone
Diction
Conceit
Inference
17. A story that functions on the symbolic level
Epiphany
Antithesis
Ad Hominem
Allegory
18. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story
Exposition
Euphemism
Extended Metaphor
Climax
19. A formal argument that consists of a major premise - a minor one - and a conclusion
Controlling Metaphor
Pedantic
Flashback
Syllogism
20. Time and place of a story
Repetition
Setting
Imagery
Anticlimax
21. Exaggeration
Chiasmus
Hyperbole
Connotation
Apostrophe
22. A political comment through the use of humor
Satire
Denouement
Ad Hominem
Motif
23. A particularly clever extended metaphor
Personification
Syllogism
Ad Hominem
Conceit
24. Word order or organization
Chiasmus
Jargon
Syntax
Subtext
25. A direct comparison
Conflict
Allusion
Analogy
Metaphor
26. 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.)
Euphemism
Zeugma
Flashback
Onomatopoeia
27. Attitude the narrator wants the reader to take toward a setting - character - or idea
Pun
Tone
Assonance
Inductive Reasoning
28. Sentences - or parts of a sentence with similar structure
Metonymy
Parallelism
Denotation
Logical Fallacy
29. Sound words - imitative harmony
Understatement
Dramatic Irony
Onomatopoeia
Denouement
30. Unexpected outcome in the plot
Situational Irony
Personification
Assonance
Controlling Metaphor
31. The 'unravelling' or resolution of the story - falling action
Denouement
Antithesis
Deductive Reasoning
Epitaph
32. When the story begins
Figurative Language
Juxtaposition
Point of attack
Irony
33. A sermon or moralistic lecture
Homily
Figurative Language
Motif
Consonance
34. The recreation of regional spoken language
Denouement
Syntax
Setting
Dialect
35. A comparison using like or as
Metaphor
Simile
Conceit
Ad Hominem
36. A mistake in reasoning
Logical Fallacy
Metaphor
Eulogy
Consonance
37. A moment of great revelation
Satire
Theme
Simile
Epiphany
38. Repetition of vowel sounds
Situational Irony
Oxymoron
Assonance
Allusion
39. Literary devices that enable an author to operate on levels other than the literal (simile - metaphor - etc)
Mood
Figurative Language
Situational Irony
Onomatopoeia
40. The answer to a question
Anticlimax
Thesis
Situational Irony
Pathos
41. Making something sound nicer than it is; candy-coated words
Euphemism
Epigraph
Inductive Reasoning
Parody
42. Direct contrast or opposite
Oratory
Exposition
Antithesis
Satire
43. Form of personification - speaking to an absent or dead person or object as if it is there
Apostrophe
Archetype
Dialect
Conflict
44. Reaching for the sublime - the tone results in the absurd
Anecdote
Bathos
Foil
Figurative Language
45. A form of personification - only it is not a character in the story
Paradox
Chiasmus
Satire
Pathetic Fallacy
46. Same ending sounds
Point of attack
Paradox
Extended Metaphor
Consonance
47. Words which evoke sorrow
Inference
Pathos
Homily
Metonymy
48. A comparison between two dissimilar ideas or things
Hyperbole
Analogy
Subtext
Symbol
49. Technical - specialized language
Sarcasm
Jargon
Parable
Irony
50. A form of logic that moves from the general to the specific
Deductive Reasoning
Conceit
Epigraph
Metaphor
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