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






2. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






3. Change and growth of the character






4. A particularly clever extended metaphor






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






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






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






8. The manipulation of words for a specific purpose






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






10. 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.)






11. Word order or organization






12. A question that does not expect an explicit answer






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






14. Events that take place before the story begins






15. Saying one thing but meaning the opposite






16. An overused expression






17. Dictionary definition of a word






18. Words which evoke sorrow






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






20. A mistake in reasoning






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






22. When the story begins






23. Unexpected outcome in the plot






24. Words that create mental pictures






25. The recreation of regional spoken language






26. Meaning or emotion underneath the words






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






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






29. A word that represents a larger idea or concept






30. Same beginning sound






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






32. Repetition of vowel sounds






33. Word choice






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






35. A short witty statement






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






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






38. A metaphor around which the entire story revolves






39. Direct contrast or opposite






40. A formal speech praising one who has died






41. A direct comparison






42. The use of slang in writing






43. Scholarly - academic writing that is difficult to understand






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






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






46. A political comment through the use of humor






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






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






49. The underlying message






50. Inanimate objects or abstract ideas given human characteristics