Name: ____________________________________________
Vocabulary Practice
1. _____ Choleric
a. very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification
2. _____ Admonish
b. marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry; marked by
a noisy outcry
c. existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in
an individual from birth
d. severe criticism; a rebuke or strong reprimand
3. _____ Malice
4. _____ Oblivious
5. _____ Plebeians
6. _____ Incessant
7. _____ Innate
e. (of something regarded as unpleasant) Continuing without
pause or interruption
f. Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.
11. _____ Chastisement
g. Not aware of or not concerned about what is happening
around one
h. A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may
happen
i. an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; an
official reprimand
j. brave or determined, especially when conditions are difficult
or dangerous
k. Calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil
12. _____Countenance
l.
13. _____ Vociferous
m. Easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger
14. _____ Insurrection
n. To reject with disdain or contempt
15. _____ Valiant
16. _____ Ravenous
o. to warn or reprimand someone firmly; advise or urge
(someone) earnestly
p. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of commoners
17. _____ Futile
q. A violent uprising against an authority or government
18. _____ Censure
r.
8. _____ Serene
9. _____ Trepidation
10. _____ Spurn
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another
a person’s face or facial expression
Rhetorical Devices Practice
1. _____ Allegory
2. _____ Ambiguity
3. _____ Analogy
4. _____ Consonance
5. _____ Climax
6. _____ Diction
7. _____ Expletive
8. _____ Imagery
9. _____ Mood
10. _____ Oxymoron
11. _____ Parallelism
12. _____ Anaphora
13. _____ Epistrophe
14. _____ Rhetorical Q
a. The writer’s attitude toward a subject
b. The use of paired opposite words (usually in an adjective-noun
(“eloquent silence”) or adver-adjective (“inertly strong”) relationship,
and is used for effect, complexity, emphasis or wit
c. Repeated grammatical structures that add rhythm and balance for
emphasis
d. A story in which people, things, and action represent an idea or
generalization about life
e. The emotions that the audience feels
f.
The use of repeated words and phrases for producing emphasis,
clarity, amplification, or emotional effect.
g. The presence of two or more possible meanings in a piece of writing
h. The repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of
successive phrases, clauses, or sentences
i. not meant to be answered and that is used for effect, emphasis, or
provocation, or for drawing a conclusionary statement from the facts
at hand.
j. The repetition of the same word or words that comes at the end of
successive phrases, clauses, or sentences
k. Compares two things, which are alike in several respects, for the
purpose of explaining or clarifying some unfamiliar or difficult idea or
object by showing how the idea or object is similar to some familiar
one
l. Figure of emphasis in which a single word or short phrase, usualy
interrupting normal speech, is used to lend emphasis to the words on
either side
m. (gradation) consists of arranging words, clauses, or sentences in the
order of increasing importance, weight, or emphasis
n. From the Latin word for “to sound together”; the repetition of
consonant sounds; not limited to the first letter of words
15. _____ Syntax
o. the use of words to create a vivid sensory experience for the reader
16. _____ Tone
p. Word choice based on correctness, clearness, or effectiveness
17. _____ Repetition
q. The grammatical arrangement of words in a sentence