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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts






2. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research






3. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings






4. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






5. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general






6. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part - also when the name of a material stands for the thing itself






7. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea






8. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect






9. The origin or derivation of a word






10. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased






11. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry






12. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






13. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind






14. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words






15. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.






16. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is






17. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb






18. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature






19. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD






20. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point






21. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry






22. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.






23. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated






24. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form






25. A parody of traditional epic form






26. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet






27. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence






28. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry






29. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay






30. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment






31. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action






32. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning






33. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet






34. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase






35. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation






36. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






37. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects






38. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation






39. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses






40. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject






41. Language that describes specific - observable things






42. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature






43. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large






44. An adjective that follows a linking verb






45. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface






46. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation






47. The emotional tone in a work of literature






48. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before






49. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character






50. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as