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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. 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






2. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






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






4. A work of literature dealing with rural life






5. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs






6. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things






7. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint






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






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






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






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






12. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature






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






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






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






16. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict






17. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts






18. 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






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






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






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






22. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words






23. 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






24. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity






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






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






27. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change






28. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry






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






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






31. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth






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






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






34. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






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






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






37. A parody of traditional epic form






38. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities






39. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction






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






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






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






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






44. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem






45. 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






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






47. A false name or alias used by writers






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






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






50. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem