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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form






2. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association






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






4. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied






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






6. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings






7. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words






8. The origin or derivation of a word






9. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character






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






11. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature






12. The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene






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






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






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






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






17. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object






18. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry






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






20. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of english sentences by expressing its main thought only at the end. in other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support






21. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present






22. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity






23. A noun that renames the subject






24. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem






25. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish






26. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society






27. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings






28. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations






29. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas






30. A parody of traditional epic form






31. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning






32. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set






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






34. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction






35. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade






36. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject






37. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics






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






39. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature






40. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots






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






42. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative






43. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender






44. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term






45. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses






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






47. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect






48. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet






49. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






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