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Rhetoric 3 Test

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Delayed sentence
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Discourse
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Anthimeria
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Epideictic
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Anaphora
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Begging the question
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In medias res
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Canon
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Conceit
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Syllogism
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Pedantic
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Didactic
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Polysyndeton
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Intended for teaching or to teach a moral lesson
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A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole. Ex.: "head of cattle." "Hands on deck."
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Highly cermonial or ritualized language.
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A recurrent device, formula, or situation that often serves as a signal for the appearance of a character or event.
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A figure of speech in which a person, thing, or abstract quality is addressed as if present; for example, the invocation to the muses found in epic poetry.
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The works of an author that have been accepted as authentic.
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The regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses. For example, "We shall fight in the trenches. We shall fight on the oceans. We shall fight in the sky.
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Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause. Ex: "the crime was common, common be the pain."
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A formal discussion of a subject.
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A sentence that withholds its main idea until the end. Ex.: "Just as he bent to tie his show, a car hit him."
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The deliberate use of many conjunctions. It is used to slow down the rythm of the sentence.
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The use of a word in a figurative sense iwth a decided change or extension in its literal meaning.
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The repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause. Ex.: "Blood hath bought blood, and blows have answered blows."
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The substitution of one part of speech for another.
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"In the middle of"- refers to opening a sotry in the middle of the action, requiring filling in past details by exposition or flashback.
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A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising anlaogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. It displays intellectual cleverness due ot the unusual comparison being made.
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A form of deduction. It is extrmely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument.
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The repetition of a word in two different senses. Ex: "Your argument is sound, nothing but sound."
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To sidestep or evade the real problem, leaving the real question unanswered.
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Words, phrases, or a general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.
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A novel or story whose theme is the moral or psychological growth of the main character.
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A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. It is preceeded by a dependent clause. It is used to add emphasis and structural variety.
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A sudden or intuitive insight or perception into the reality or essential meaning of something usually brought on by a simple or common occurrence or experience.
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A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependednt grammatical units such as prhases and clauses (dependent). A work containing many of these will often seem informal.
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An imaginary place of ideal perfection.
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Most commonly used as a synonym of the word defense.
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A concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief. The writings of Benjamin Franklin contain many, such as "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
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Pertaining to the value of art for its own sake or for form.
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Movement away from the main sotry or theme of a peice of writing.
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The repetition of words in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order. Ex: "One should eat to live, not live to eat."

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