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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

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






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






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






4. A false name or alias used by writers






5. 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






6. 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






7. The choice of words in oral and written discourse






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






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






10. 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






11. The main character in a work of literature






12. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer






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






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






15. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque






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






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






18. 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






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






20. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects






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






22. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value






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






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






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






26. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Two or more independent clauses






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






33. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






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






35. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth






36. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






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






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






39. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present






40. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased






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






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






43. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem






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






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






46. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place






47. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay






48. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject






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






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