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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words






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






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






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






13. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






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






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






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






17. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






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






19. Two or more independent clauses






20. The emotional tone in a work of literature






21. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech






22. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things






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






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






25. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots






26. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.






34. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character






35. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances






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






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






38. The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict






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






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






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






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






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






44. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words






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






46. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow






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






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






49. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry






50. 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