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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation






2. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect






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






4. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems






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






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






7. Issues a comand






8. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






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






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






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






12. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject






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






14. Language that describes specific - observable things






15. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth






16. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects






17. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience






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






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






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






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






22. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances






23. A parody of traditional epic form






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






25. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry






26. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem






27. 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






28. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD






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






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






31. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of english sentences by expressing its main thought only at the end. in other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support






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






33. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we






34. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






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






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






37. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings






50. A noun that renames the subject







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