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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade






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






3. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay






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






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






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






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






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






9. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor






10. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony






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






12. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation






13. A verse with five poetic feet per line






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






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






16. Sentence with interrogative pronouns






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






18. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict






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






20. One independent clause and no dependent clause






21. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






22. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation






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






24. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place






25. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer






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






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






28. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances






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






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






31. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true






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






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






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






35. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts






36. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






37. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry






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






39. Grating - inharmonious sounds






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings






47. A noun that renames the subject






48. Two or more independent clauses






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






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