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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations






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






3. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term






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






5. A verse with five poetic feet per line






6. 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






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






8. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality






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






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






11. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research






12. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects






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






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






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






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






17. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem






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






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






20. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction






21. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry






22. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






23. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death






24. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence






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






26. 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






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






28. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn






29. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan






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






31. The origin or derivation of a word






32. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






33. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story






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






35. The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events - including exposition - rising action - climax - falling action and resolution






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






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






38. One independent clause and no dependent clause






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry






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






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






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






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






50. A figurative comparison using the words like or as







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