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Rhetoric Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A part is used to represent the whole (crown=king)






2. The underlying message






3. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






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






6. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






7. Word order or organization






8. Exaggeration






9. Same ending sounds






10. When the story begins






11. Sound words - imitative harmony






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






13. The answer to a question






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






15. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






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






17. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






18. Emotional definition of a word






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






20. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






22. Time and place of a story






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






24. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






26. Where the audience knows more than the character






27. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






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






30. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






31. A formal speech praising one who has died






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






33. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






34. An unexpected outcome






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






36. A political comment through the use of humor






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






38. A moment of great revelation






39. A numbered list






40. Events that take place before the story begins






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






42. A mistake in reasoning






43. Words which evoke sorrow






44. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






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






46. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






47. An overused expression






48. Unexpected outcome in the plot






49. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






50. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics