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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. An adjective that follows a linking verb






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






3. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity






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






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






6. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect






7. 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






8. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






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






10. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied






18. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind






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






20. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play






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






22. 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






23. The origin or derivation of a word






24. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects






25. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust






26. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language






27. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






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






29. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict






30. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part - also when the name of a material stands for the thing itself






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






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






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






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






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






36. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words






37. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem






38. A form of verse or prose that tells a story






39. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature






40. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






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






42. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature






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






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






45. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade






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






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






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






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






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