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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






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






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






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






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






6. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation






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






8. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time






9. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. Grating - inharmonious sounds






21. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation






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






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






24. 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






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






26. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






41. One independent clause and no dependent clause






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






43. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term






44. Two or more independent clauses






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






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






47. A german word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal






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






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






50. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects