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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. An overused expression






2. Technical - specialized language






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






4. Same beginning sound






5. Dictionary definition of a word






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






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






8. A direct comparison






9. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






11. Words that create mental pictures






12. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






13. A conclusion drawn from presented details






14. Direct contrast or opposite






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






16. The use of slang in writing






17. Contrasting words placed together for effect






18. Pattern; repeated image - symbol - idea






19. A mistake in reasoning






20. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






21. An unexpected outcome






22. A short witty statement






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






24. Where the audience knows more than the character






25. A numbered list






26. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






28. Word order or organization






29. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






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






32. When the story begins






33. Repetition of vowel sounds






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






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






36. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics






37. The answer to a question






38. A story that functions on the symbolic level






39. A device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts - events - episodes






40. A metaphor which changes and grows throughout the story






41. The recreation of regional spoken language






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






43. Writing whose purpose is to instruct or teach






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






45. Events that take place before the story begins






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






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






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






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






50. An inscription on a tombstone