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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic






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






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






4. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation






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






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






7. The interpretation or analysis of a text






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






9. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade






10. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences






11. 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






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






13. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






14. A work of literature dealing with rural life






15. 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






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






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






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






19. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings






28. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object






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






36. A parody of traditional epic form






37. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose






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






39. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form






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






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






42. 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






43. Two or more independent clauses






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






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






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






47. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before






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






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






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