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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. Issues a comand






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






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






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






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






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






7. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea






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






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






10. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them






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






12. Language that describes specific - observable things






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






14. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point






15. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs






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






17. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer






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






19. 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






20. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






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






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






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






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






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






26. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general






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






28. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words






39. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction






40. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem






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






42. 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






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






44. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface






45. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan






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






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






48. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint






49. A work of literature dealing with rural life






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







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