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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence






7. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender






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






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






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






11. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings






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






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






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






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






16. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings






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






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






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






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






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






22. A german word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal






23. 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






24. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality






25. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech






26. Sentence with interrogative pronouns






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






28. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning






29. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






30. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words






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






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






33. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






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






35. The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events - including exposition - rising action - climax - falling action and resolution






36. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. the characteristic emotion that pervades a work or part of a work--the spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence






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






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






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






40. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior






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






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






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






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






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






46. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses






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






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






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






50. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb