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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






2. A german word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal






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






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






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






6. A story containing unreal - imaginary features






7. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems






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






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






10. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience






11. An adjective that follows a linking verb






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






13. A sentence that follows the customary word order of english sentences - ie subject verb object. the main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses






14. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature






15. The interpretation or analysis of a text






16. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow






17. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence






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






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






20. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






21. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD






22. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change






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






24. The work of poets - particularly those of the seventeenth century - that uses elaborate conceits - is highly intellectual - and expresses the complexities of love and life






25. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words






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






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






28. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings






29. Sentence with interrogative pronouns






30. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. the characteristic emotion that pervades a work or part of a work--the spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence






31. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities






32. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature






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






34. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built






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






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






37. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language






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






39. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic






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






41. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line. the pattern is called scansion. if a verse doesn't 'scan' its meter is irregular






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






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






44. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem






45. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects






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






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






48. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature






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






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






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