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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence






2. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words






3. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






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






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






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






7. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience






8. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment






9. The origin or derivation of a word






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






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






12. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD






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






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






15. Language that describes specific - observable things






16. 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






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






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






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






20. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech






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






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






23. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built






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






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






26. 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






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






28. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth






29. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem






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






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






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






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






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






35. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects






36. One independent clause and no dependent clause






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






38. An adjective that follows a linking verb






39. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits






40. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line. the pattern is called scansion. if a verse doesn't 'scan' its meter is irregular






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






42. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn






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






44. The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene






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






46. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects






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






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






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






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