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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
assonance
roman a clef
hyperbole
predicate adjective
2. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
genre
imperative sentence
wit
muse
3. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
denotation
consonance
picaresque novel
motif
4. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
villanelle
naturalism
rhythm
implied metaphor
5. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
muse
periodic sentence
antagonist
extended metaphor
6. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
canon
verse
hubris
flashback
7. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
ode
sentiment
aphorism
canon
8. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
image
etymology
denotation
simple sentence
9. A noun that renames the subject
predicate nominative
pulp fiction
verisimilitude
balanced sentence
10. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
synecdoche
simile
empathy
cacaphony
11. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
elliptical construction
cliche
naturalism
periodic sentence
12. Two or more independent clauses
sentiment
compound sentence
moral
anglo-saxon diction
13. The emotional tone in a work of literature
setting
assonance
mood
colloquial
14. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
rhetoric
bathos
elegy
personification
15. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
subplot
litotes
paraphrase
canon
16. An adjective that follows a linking verb
predicate adjective
irony
prosody
flashback
17. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
fantasy
implied metaphor
deus ex machina
humanism
18. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
kenning
fable
vernacular
deus ex machina
19. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
caesura
carpe diem
invective
middle english
20. 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
title character
old english
deus ex machina
verisimilitude
21. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
gothic novel
deouement
burlesque
ballad
22. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
epic
stanza
in medias res
antagonist
23. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
ambiguity
genre
canon
figurative language
24. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
caesura
maxim
burlesque
bildungsroman
25. A verse with five poetic feet per line
farce
pentameter
imperative sentence
rhythm
26. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
old english
point of view
theme
persona
27. The origin or derivation of a word
personification
genre
etymology
syntax
28. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
sarcasm
rhyme
belle-lettres
epigram
29. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
caricature
periodic sentence
rhetorical stance
narrative
30. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
sarcasm
pastoral
simple sentence
carpe diem
31. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
exegesis
alliteration
expose
ottava rima
32. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
non sequitur
innuendo
montage
romance
33. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
omniscient narrator
annotation
denotation
idyll
34. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
vernacular
sarcasm
classic
satire
35. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
pastoral
rhyme
lyric poetry
belle-lettres
36. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
empathy
non sequitur
bard
epithet
37. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
gothic novel
scan
mock epic
melodrama
38. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
euphemism
rhyme scheme
dramatic irony
pathetic fallacy
39. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
persona
abstract language
stream of consciousness
meter
40. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
balanced sentence
ellipsis
old english
explication
41. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
etymology
style
canon
predicate adjective
42. One independent clause and no dependent clause
diction
oxymoron
rhyme scheme
simple sentence
43. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
sarcasm
caesura
catharsis
double entendre
44. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
sentimental
persona
metonymy
classical - classicism
45. A sentence that follows the customary word order of english sentences - ie subject verb object. the main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses
rhetoric
meter
loose sentence
implied metaphor
46. 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
tragedy
pathos
metaphysical poetry
parody
47. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
point of view
personification
infinitive
ambiguity
48. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
canon
antagonist
sarcasm
antithesis
49. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
pulp fiction
analogy
caricature
kenning
50. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
conceit
alliteration
gothic novel
lampoon