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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. 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






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






3. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words






4. A term for the title character of a work of literature






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






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






7. 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






8. The emotional tone in a work of literature






9. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings






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






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






12. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind






13. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






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






15. An adjective that follows a linking verb






16. 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






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






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






19. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society






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






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






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






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






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






25. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow






26. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






33. The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene






34. 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






35. A noun that renames the subject






36. The main character in a work of literature






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






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






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






40. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is






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






42. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true






43. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts






44. 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






45. A work of literature dealing with rural life






46. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics






47. Grating - inharmonious sounds






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






49. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation






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