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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects






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






3. A parody of traditional epic form






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






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






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






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 verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb






9. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes






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






11. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation






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






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






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






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






16. Grating - inharmonious sounds






17. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large






18. An adjective that follows a linking verb






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






20. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts






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






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






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






24. A noun that renames the subject






25. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature






26. 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






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






28. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






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






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






31. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations






32. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






33. The interpretation or analysis of a text






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






35. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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 false name or alias used by writers






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






45. A work of literature dealing with rural life






46. 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






47. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem






48. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem






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






50. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony