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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value






2. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity






3. Language that describes specific - observable things






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






5. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality






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






7. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect






8. 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






9. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






10. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






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






12. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






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






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






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






16. The interpretation or analysis of a text






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






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






19. One independent clause and no dependent clause






20. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of english sentences by expressing its main thought only at the end. in other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature






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






35. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character






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






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






38. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems






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






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






41. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface






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






43. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play






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






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






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






47. Issues a comand






48. 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






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






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