Rhetorical Terms Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
  2. 7. An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
  3. 8. A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
  4. 9. A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning typically a moral or political one
  5. 12. A punctuation of three dots to indicate a pause
  6. 13. An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
  7. 14. Repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of sentences, lines, or clauses
  8. 16. repetition among adjacent sentences or clauses. The repeated sentences or clauses provide emphasis to a center theme or idea the author is trying to convey
  9. 17. The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
  10. 18. The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signified the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
  11. 19. a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other, such as “hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins”
  12. 22. A short statement that reveals a general truth or opinion
  13. 23. A statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory
  14. 24. Any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story. Through its repetition, a it can help produce other narrative (or literary) aspects such as theme or mood
  15. 25. A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something
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  1. 1. A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole; like saying “look at my wheels” when you are referring to the whole car
  2. 2. The physical arrangement of two things that force a comparison
  3. 3. The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
  4. 5. The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is
  5. 6. the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.
  6. 8. A comparison between two things; typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
  7. 10. intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive or in a patronizing way
  8. 11. sequitur It is something said that, because of its apparent lack of meaning relative to what preceded it, seems absurd to the point of being humorous or confusing
  9. 15. an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish
  10. 16. A stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession
  11. 20. The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
  12. 21. a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation; slang used by a specific people or in a specific geographical location