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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject






2. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt






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






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






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






6. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action






7. Sentence with interrogative pronouns






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






9. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade






10. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy






11. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts






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






15. The main character in a work of literature






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






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






18. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth






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






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






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






22. A story containing unreal - imaginary features






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






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






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






26. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places






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






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






29. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






30. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death






31. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






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






40. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation






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






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






43. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem






44. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose






45. 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






46. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






47. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry






48. The interpretation or analysis of a text






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






50. The origin or derivation of a word