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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect






2. The interpretation or analysis of a text






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






4. A story containing unreal - imaginary features






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






6. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry






7. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story






8. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






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






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






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






12. 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






13. One independent clause and no dependent clause






14. A noun that renames the subject






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






16. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn






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






18. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment






19. A verse with five poetic feet per line






20. A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that causes the hero considerable anguish






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






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






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






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






25. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas






26. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences






27. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






44. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation






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






46. A false name or alias used by writers






47. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning






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






49. An adjective that follows a linking verb






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