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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words






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






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






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






5. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts






6. Issues a comand






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






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






9. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true






10. The interpretation or analysis of a text






11. Language that describes specific - observable things






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






13. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language






21. 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






22. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject






23. The main character in a work of literature






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






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






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






27. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation






28. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value






29. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set






30. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt






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






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






33. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems






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






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






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






37. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities






38. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation






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






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






41. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry






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






43. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association






44. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet






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






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






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






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






49. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects






50. 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