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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large






2. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings






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






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






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






6. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses






24. 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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






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






32. Two or more independent clauses






33. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry






34. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem






35. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character






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






37. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict






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






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






40. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality






41. Sentence with interrogative pronouns






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






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






44. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning






45. An adjective that follows a linking verb






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






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






48. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing






49. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth






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







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