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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry






2. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line






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






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






5. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






6. Sentence with interrogative pronouns






7. Language that describes specific - observable things






8. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society






9. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry






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






11. 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






12. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet






13. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade






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






15. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem






16. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem






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






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






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






20. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things






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






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






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






24. A noun that renames the subject






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






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






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






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






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






30. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group






44. 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






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






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






47. The interpretation or analysis of a text






48. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth






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






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