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Question 1

polysyndeton

Answer 1

the repetition of conjunctions

Question 2

predicate

Answer 2

often says something about the subject

Question 3

prose

Answer 3

any discourse that is not poetry

Question 4

proverb

Answer 4

a short pithy statement of a general truth

Question 5

pseudonym

Answer 5

a false name used by writers

Question 6

pulp fiction

Answer 6

novels written for mass consumption

Question 7

pun

Answer 7

uses similar sounding words to suggest different meanings

Question 8

realism

Answer 8

the the deception of people, things, or events

Question 9

rebuttal/refutation

Answer 9

the part of discourse where opposing arguments are answered

Question 10

reiteration

Answer 10

repetition of an idea using different words for emphasis

Question 11

repetition

Answer 11

reuse of the same words or ideas to emphasize a point

Question 12

retraction

Answer 12

the withdrawl of a previously stated idea

Question 13

rhetoric

Answer 13

used to concieve or sway an audience

Question 14

rhetorical mode

Answer 14

a general term that identifies discourse according to its purpose

Question 15

rhetorical question

Answer 15

a question to which the audience already knows the answer

Question 16

rhetorical stance

Answer 16

language that conveys a speakers attitude or opinion

Question 17

rhyme

Answer 17

the repitition of similar sounds at regular intervals

Question 18

rhythm

Answer 18

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up speech and writing

Question 19

romance

Answer 19

an extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people

Question 20

sarcasm

Answer 20

a sharp caustic attitude conveyed in words through jibes