rhetorical vocab 160-180

Question 1

complicated syntax

Answer 1

structure of sentence

Question 2

allusion

Answer 2

already on another set

Question 3

distortion

Answer 3

twists exaggerates changes something from what it actually is

Question 4

illusions

Answer 4

famous, bright

Question 5

jocular

Answer 5

playful, funny

Question 6

bivouac

Answer 6

a temporary encampment

Question 7

caldron

Answer 7

a large cast iron pot

Question 8

yankee

Answer 8

a northern person

Question 9

uncosmopolitan

Answer 9

someone who does not belong in a single community

Question 10

verity

Answer 10

quality or state of being true or real

Question 11

somnambulistic

Answer 11

sleep walking

Question 12

grope

Answer 12

to feel about with hands

Question 13

placid

Answer 13

calm or peaceful

Question 14

covert

Answer 14

secret or hidden

Question 15

protracted

Answer 15

a drawn out argument or discussion

Question 16

syntactic diversion

Answer 16

reverse correct order of subject verbs and objects in a sentence

Question 17

informal tone

Answer 17

opposite of formal writing/ slang or normal talking/ improper

Question 18

devious

Answer 18

showing skills to achieve goals

Question 19

preposterous

Answer 19

silly or stupid

Question 20

naturalist

Answer 20

type of extreme realism