Rhetoric 4 Quiz

A term used to describe writing that borders on lecturing; it is scholarly and academic.

• Polysyndeton

• Pedantic

• Omniscient

• Regionalism

Exposition, description, narration, argumentation

• Repetition

• Point of View

• Rhetorical Modes

• Red Herring

An element in literature that conveys a realistic portrayal of a specific geographic locale

• Satire

• Pedantic

• Protagonist

• Regionalism

Harsh, Caustic personal remarks to or about someone. Less subtle than irony

• Limited Omniscient

• Persuasion

• Regionalism

• Sarcasm

A logical fallacy – when a writer raises an irrelevant issue to draw attention away from the real issue.

• Red Herring

• Rhetoric

• Simile

• Stream of Consciousness

Sentence which uses and or another conjunction (with no commas) to separate the items in a series.

• Setting

• Sarcasm

• Polysyndeton

• Repetition

The main character of a literary work

• Protagonist

• Setting

• Omniscient

• Pedantic

Third person narrator, referred to as “he”, “she”, or “they”, who is able to see into each characters mind and understand all the action.

• Polysyndeton

• Regionalism

• Omniscient

• Objective

Language intended to convince through appeals to reason or emotion.

• Limited omniscient

• Objective

• Persuasion

• Satire

The art of effective communication, especially persuasive discourse.

• Red Herring

• Rhetoric

• Objective

• Sarcasm