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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject






2. Sentence with interrogative pronouns






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






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






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






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






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






8. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque






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






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






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






12. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. An adjective that follows a linking verb






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






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






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






37. A story containing unreal - imaginary features






38. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior






39. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry






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






48. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities






49. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






50. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems