Rhetoric Terms Quiz

2. comparison of two things NOT using like or as (“is” or “was”)
3. finding the similarities between two things
8. reference to another text or historical/cultural event
10. persuading someone with character and credibility
12. using logic, reasoning, and evidence to persuade
13. an indirect way to say something harsh or uncomfortable
15. under exaggerates- makes something less than it really is
18. an author using opposites to show contrast
19. side story or example
20. statement that has contradicting ideas in it, seeming like it doesn’t make sense
22. two opposite elements/words put together
24. finding the differences between two things
25. a longer comparison (several sentences/paragraph)
26. giving non-living things human qualities

1. asking a question not meant to be answered aloud
4. the feeling an author has toward the subject
5. causing the audience to have emotions in order to persuade them
6. the feeling an audience gets from a text
7. copying the structure of a phrase or sentence multiple times
9. words/phrases that begin with the same first letter sound
11. comparison two things using like or as
14. a play on words usually involving more than one meaning of the same word
16. words that mimic sounds or noises
17. saying words and phrases over and over
21. a speech given by an actor alone on stage
23. over exaggeration