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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem






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






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






4. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech






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






6. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality






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






8. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject






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






10. One independent clause and no dependent clause






11. 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






12. A story containing unreal - imaginary features






13. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems






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






15. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation






16. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before






17. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation






18. 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






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






20. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect






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






22. A false name or alias used by writers






23. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects






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






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






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






27. A noun that renames the subject






28. 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






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






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






31. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem






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






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






34. Grating - inharmonious sounds






35. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade






36. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words






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






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






39. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction






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






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






42. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry






43. A parody of traditional epic form






44. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning






45. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation






46. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing






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






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






49. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation






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