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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth






2. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. The interpretation or analysis of a text






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






13. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry






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






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






16. A verse with five poetic feet per line






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






18. A noun that renames the subject






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






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






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






22. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade






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






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






25. 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






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






27. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows






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






29. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived






30. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






31. The main character in a work of literature






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






33. An adjective that follows a linking verb






34. Grating - inharmonious sounds






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






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






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






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






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






40. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line. the pattern is called scansion. if a verse doesn't 'scan' its meter is irregular






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






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






43. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction






44. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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