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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited






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






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






4. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject






5. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem






6. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group






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






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






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






10. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature






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






12. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing






13. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation






14. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt






15. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places






16. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived






17. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement






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






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






20. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects






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






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






23. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses






24. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we






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






26. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation






27. Two or more independent clauses






28. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects






29. A noun that renames the subject






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






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






32. An adjective that follows a linking verb






33. Language that describes specific - observable things






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






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






36. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior






37. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust






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






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






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






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






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






43. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem






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






45. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy






46. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes






47. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation






48. A form of verse or prose that tells a story






49. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero






50. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person