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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A noun that renames the subject






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






3. Language that describes specific - observable things






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






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






6. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings






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






8. The main character in a work of literature






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






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






11. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation






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






13. A work of literature dealing with rural life






14. Grating - inharmonious sounds






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






16. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject






17. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change






18. A verse with five poetic feet per line






19. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature






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






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






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






23. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. An adjective that follows a linking verb






32. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built






33. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects






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






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






36. Sentence with interrogative pronouns






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






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






45. 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






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






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






48. Issues a comand






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






50. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature