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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque






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






3. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect






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






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






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






7. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation






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






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






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






11. The emotional tone in a work of literature






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






13. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play






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






15. The origin or derivation of a word






16. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them






17. A parody of traditional epic form






18. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits






19. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A story containing unreal - imaginary features






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






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






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






31. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






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






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






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






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






36. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity






37. A noun that renames the subject






38. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction






39. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea






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






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






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






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






44. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem






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






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






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






48. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem






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






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