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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject






2. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation






3. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry






4. A false name or alias used by writers






5. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






6. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






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






8. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of english sentences by expressing its main thought only at the end. in other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. A parody of traditional epic form






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






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






27. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society






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






29. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea






30. 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






31. Language that describes specific - observable things






32. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems






46. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects






47. The main character in a work of literature






48. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs






49. Two or more independent clauses






50. The emotional tone in a work of literature







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