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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. 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






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






3. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






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






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






6. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade






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






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






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






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






11. A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated - often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected






12. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present






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






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






15. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow






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






17. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature






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






19. A noun that renames the subject






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject






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






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






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






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. 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






30. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is






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






32. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large






33. Issues a comand






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






35. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea






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






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






38. The emotional tone in a work of literature






39. Language that describes specific - observable things






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect






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






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






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