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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay






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






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






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






5. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect






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






7. A parody of traditional epic form






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






9. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation






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






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






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






13. Grating - inharmonious sounds






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






15. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language






16. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint






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






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






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






20. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems






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






22. A false name or alias used by writers






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






24. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before






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






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






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






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






29. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work






30. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature






31. One independent clause and no dependent clause






32. A sentence that follows the customary word order of english sentences - ie subject verb object. the main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Sentence with interrogative pronouns






40. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor






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






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






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






44. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time






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






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






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






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






49. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment






50. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry