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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A german word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words






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






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






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






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






23. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics






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






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






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






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






28. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect






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






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






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






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






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






34. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow






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






36. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero






37. An adjective that follows a linking verb






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






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






40. A false name or alias used by writers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry