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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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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. Events that take place before the story begins






2. A particularly clever extended metaphor






3. The underlying message






4. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






6. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






7. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






8. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






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






10. A sermon or moralistic lecture






11. When the story begins






12. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






13. Same beginning sound






14. A formal - often pompous - speech






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






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






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






18. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






19. Sound words - imitative harmony






20. Contrasting words placed together for effect






21. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






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






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






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






26. Direct contrast or opposite






27. Dictionary definition of a word






28. Exaggeration






29. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






30. A mistake in reasoning






31. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






32. Emotional definition of a word






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






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






35. A political comment through the use of humor






36. A conclusion drawn from presented details






37. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






38. A form of personification - only it is not a character in the story






39. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






40. Word choice






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






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






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






44. The use of slang in writing






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






46. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






48. Technical - specialized language






49. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






50. Emotional response of the reader







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