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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words






2. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities






3. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth






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






5. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






6. Sentence with interrogative pronouns






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






8. A story containing unreal - imaginary features






9. The interpretation or analysis of a text






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change






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






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






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






24. 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






25. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation






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






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






28. Two or more independent clauses






29. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






30. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






31. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person






32. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. A noun that renames the subject






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