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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect






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






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






4. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation






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






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






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






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






9. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words






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






11. The main character in a work of literature






12. 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






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






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






15. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet






16. One independent clause and no dependent clause






17. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject






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






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






20. Two or more independent clauses






21. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






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






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






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






25. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas






26. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research






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






28. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied






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






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






31. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish






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






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






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






35. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action






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






37. A form of verse or prose that tells a story






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






39. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






40. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject






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






42. A false name or alias used by writers






43. The emotional tone in a work of literature






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






45. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.






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






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






48. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics






49. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust






50. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity