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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large






2. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative






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






4. Language that describes specific - observable things






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






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






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






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






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






10. An adjective that follows a linking verb






11. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






12. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade






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






14. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places






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






16. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words






17. 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






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






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






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






21. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations






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






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






24. A noun that renames the subject






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






26. 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






27. A term for the title character of a work of literature






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






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






30. 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






31. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character






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






33. 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






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






35. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things






36. The work of poets - particularly those of the seventeenth century - that uses elaborate conceits - is highly intellectual - and expresses the complexities of love and life






37. A parody of traditional epic form






38. A sentence that follows the customary word order of english sentences - ie subject verb object. the main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses






39. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior