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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that causes the hero considerable anguish






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






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






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






5. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work






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






7. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time






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






9. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line






10. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject






11. Grating - inharmonious sounds






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






13. The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict






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






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






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






17. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint






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






19. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth






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






21. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech






22. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment






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






24. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






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






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






27. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade






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






29. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows






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






31. 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






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






33. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems






34. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning






35. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






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






37. Two or more independent clauses






38. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity






39. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited






40. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






41. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences






42. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances






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






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






45. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects






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






47. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things






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






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






50. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs