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Rhetoric Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A story that operates on the symbolic level and teaches a lesson or moral






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






3. Change and growth of the character






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






5. Words that create mental pictures






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






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






8. When the story begins






9. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






10. Word order or organization






11. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






12. A political comment through the use of humor






13. 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.)






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






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






16. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






17. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






18. Exaggeration






19. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






21. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






22. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






23. A formal speech praising one who has died






24. Time and place of a story






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






26. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






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






29. A story that functions on the symbolic level






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






31. Word choice






32. Dictionary definition of a word






33. A mistake in reasoning






34. A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is reversed ('Susan walked - and in rushed Mary.')






35. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






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






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






38. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






39. An unexpected outcome






40. A comparison using like or as






41. A numbered list






42. Emotional response of the reader






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






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






45. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






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






47. Direct contrast or opposite






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






49. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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