{"product_id":"dictionary-of-literary-words-manik-joshi-9781500500450","title":"Dictionary of Literary Words: Vocabulary Building","description":"WHAT ARE \"\u003cb\u003eLITERARY WORDS\u003c\/b\u003e\"? - 'Literary words' are associated with literature. 'Literary words' are typical of a work of literature and imaginative writing. 'Literary words' are used with a particular meaning, in narrative, drama, poetry and other writing in a literary manner. \u003cb\u003eThis book has been divided into three sections: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSection 01: Common Literary Words, Section 02: Figurative Use of the Words, Section 03: Glossary of Literary Terms\u003c\/b\u003e --- IMPORTANT NOTES- \u003cb\u003eNOTE -- A: ELEVATED WORDS -\u003c\/b\u003e Use of an 'Elevated' Word in Place of a 'Simple' Word- 'Elevated language' is widely used in literature. Elevated Word -- a word that is used to show a high intellectual level Simple Word -- a word that is used to keep the conversation simple in daily life -- \u003cb\u003eExample 1: 'Behold' [elevated word] --- 'See' [simple word];\u003c\/b\u003e Meaning of 'behold' and 'see': to become aware of something by using your eyes --- \u003cb\u003eExample 2: 'Blithe' [elevated word] --- 'Happy' [simple word];\u003c\/b\u003e Meaning of 'blithe' and 'happy': showing or feeling pleasure ****** \u003cb\u003eNOTE -- B: FIGURATIVE USE OF THE WORDS \u003c\/b\u003e-Many words and phrases are used in a different (literary) way from their usual (literal) meanings to produce a special effect. [I have put these words together in Section-2 (figurative use of the words) of this book.] --- \u003cb\u003eExample-1: ache: In a general sense -- to feel a continuous pain\u003c\/b\u003e - His leg ached because of injury. \u003cb\u003eache: In a literary sense -- to be very sad \u003c\/b\u003e- His false accusations made our heartache. [= made us sad] --- \u003cb\u003eExample-2: Flash: In a general sense -- to shine brightly for a few moments - \u003c\/b\u003eCamera flashed once. Flash: \u003cb\u003eIn a literary sense -- to suddenly show a strong emotion - \u003c\/b\u003eTheir eyes flashed with horror. ****** \u003cb\u003eNOTE -- C: 'LITERARY TERMS' - \u003c\/b\u003eThere are many words that are used to describe a particular form of writing in a literary work, or used in the analysis, discussion, classification, and criticism of a literary work. [I have defined these terms in Section-3 (glossary of literary terms) of this book.] \u003cb\u003eExamples: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ecatharsis \u003c\/b\u003e-- the process of releasing strong feelings through artistic activities; \u003cb\u003ediction \u003c\/b\u003e-- the choice and use of words to create a specific effect in a literary work;;\u003cb\u003eepithet \u003c\/b\u003e-- a word or expression used to attribute special quality to somebody\/something; \u003cb\u003egenre \u003c\/b\u003e-- a particular category, style or type to which a literary wok belongs; \u003cb\u003eholograph \u003c\/b\u003e-- handwritten piece of writing by its author; \u003cb\u003eidyll \u003c\/b\u003e-- a poem that describes a peaceful and happy scene; \u003cb\u003ejuvenilia \u003c\/b\u003e-- a literary work produced by an artist, in his\/her youth; \u003cb\u003emelodrama\u003c\/b\u003e -- a literary work that is full of exciting and exaggerated events or emotions; \u003cb\u003eopera \u003c\/b\u003e-- a dramatic work where a majority of the words are sung to music; \u003cb\u003epanegyric \u003c\/b\u003e-- a speech or written composition that praises somebody\/something; \u003cb\u003eprosody\u003c\/b\u003e -- the patterns of rhythms and sounds in poetry; \u003cb\u003equatrain \u003c\/b\u003e-- a verse of a poem that has four lines; refrain -- a line or number of lines of a song or poem that is repeated after each verse; \u003cb\u003escene \u003c\/b\u003e-- one of the small sections within an act (a major division) of a play; \u003cb\u003esemantic \u003c\/b\u003e-- relating to the meaning of words and sentences; trilogy -- a set of three books, plays, movies, etc. on the same characters or subject \u003cb\u003e--- figure of speech\u003c\/b\u003e -- an expression in which a word or phrase represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar (non-literal) to create a particular effect in somebody's mind, or in which an emphasis is produced by patterns of sound. [Some common figures of speech are as follows -- alliteration, anaphora, antistrophe. apostrophe, assonance, consonance, hyperbole, irony, litotes, metaphor, metonymy, periphrasis, personification, simile, synecdoche]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Manik Joshi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1500500453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781500500450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Manik Joshi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129435451647,"sku":"9781500500450","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ec9f795-3752-426e-87ee-69d7567abb55.jpg?v=1687463887","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dictionary-of-literary-words-manik-joshi-9781500500450","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}