Rhetoric Terms Quiz

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Across
  1. 2. comparison of two things NOT using like or as (“is” or “was”)
  2. 3. finding the similarities between two things
  3. 8. reference to another text or historical/cultural event
  4. 10. persuading someone with character and credibility
  5. 12. using logic, reasoning, and evidence to persuade
  6. 13. an indirect way to say something harsh or uncomfortable
  7. 15. under exaggerates- makes something less than it really is
  8. 18. an author using opposites to show contrast
  9. 19. side story or example
  10. 20. statement that has contradicting ideas in it, seeming like it doesn’t make sense
  11. 22. two opposite elements/words put together
  12. 24. finding the differences between two things
  13. 25. a longer comparison (several sentences/paragraph)
  14. 26. giving non-living things human qualities
Down
  1. 1. asking a question not meant to be answered aloud
  2. 4. the feeling an author has toward the subject
  3. 5. causing the audience to have emotions in order to persuade them
  4. 6. the feeling an audience gets from a text
  5. 7. copying the structure of a phrase or sentence multiple times
  6. 9. words/phrases that begin with the same first letter sound
  7. 11. comparison two things using like or as
  8. 14. a play on words usually involving more than one meaning of the same word
  9. 16. words that mimic sounds or noises
  10. 17. saying words and phrases over and over
  11. 21. a speech given by an actor alone on stage
  12. 23. over exaggeration