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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab

Subject : english
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1. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature






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






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






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






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






6. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish






7. Two or more independent clauses






8. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase






9. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action






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






11. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation






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






13. 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






14. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words






15. Pleasing - harmonious sounds






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. A story containing unreal - imaginary features






22. The main character in a work of literature






23. One independent clause and no dependent clause






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






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






26. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character






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






28. 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






29. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research






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






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






32. A figurative comparison using the words like or as






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






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






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






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






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






38. Sentence with interrogative pronouns






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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