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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction






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






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






4. 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






5. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow






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






7. One independent clause and no dependent clause






8. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






9. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects






10. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language






11. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations






12. The emotional tone in a work of literature






13. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction






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






15. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot






16. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature






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






18. Two or more independent clauses






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






20. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero






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






22. The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict






23. A work of literature dealing with rural life






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






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






26. The main character in a work of literature






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






28. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A term for the title character of a work of literature






36. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words






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






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






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






40. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. A false name or alias used by writers






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






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






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






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