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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things






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






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






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






5. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form






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






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






8. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances






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






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






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






12. The work of poets - particularly those of the seventeenth century - that uses elaborate conceits - is highly intellectual - and expresses the complexities of love and life






13. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






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






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






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






17. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated






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






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






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






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






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






23. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line






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






25. The origin or derivation of a word






26. One independent clause and no dependent clause






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






28. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems






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






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






31. A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated - often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected






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






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






34. Grating - inharmonious sounds






35. The main character in a work of literature






36. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject






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






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. The emotional tone in a work of literature






40. 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






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






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






43. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker






44. A false name or alias used by writers






45. Language that describes specific - observable things






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






47. The interpretation or analysis of a text






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






49. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry






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