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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses






2. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow






3. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large






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






5. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem






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






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






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






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






10. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased






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






12. Sentence with interrogative pronouns






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






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






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






16. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth






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






18. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject






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






20. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD






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






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






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






24. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time






25. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect






26. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects






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






28. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response






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






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






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






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






33. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry






34. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






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






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






37. The emotional tone in a work of literature






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






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






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






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






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. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry






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






45. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject






46. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem






47. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry






48. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






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






50. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story