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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. Word choice






2. Same ending sounds






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






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






5. When the story begins






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






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






8. The use of slang in writing






9. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






10. Using the same word or phrase for emphasis






11. Direct contrast or opposite






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






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






14. A conclusion drawn from presented details






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






16. Exaggeration






17. Describing something indirectly by referring to things around it






18. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






19. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






21. An inscription on a tombstone






22. A direct comparison






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






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






25. A numbered list






26. Same beginning sound






27. Words which evoke sorrow






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






29. Deliberately unclear - having multiple meanings






30. A sermon or moralistic lecture






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






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






33. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






34. The answer to a question






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






36. Direct contrast or opposite






37. Clues that tip the reader off as to What is to come later in the work






38. A moment of great revelation






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






40. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






41. Emotional definition of a word






42. Dictionary definition of a word






43. Unexpected outcome in the plot






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






45. Word order or organization






46. Events that take place before the story begins






47. Contrasting words placed together for effect






48. A comparison using like or as






49. A formal - often pompous - speech






50. Sound words - imitative harmony