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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. 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
myth
scan
catharsis
litotes
2. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
idyll
parody
fable
picaresque novel
3. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
motif
compound-complex sentence
simile
maxim
4. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
sentiment
complex sentence
oxymoron
stanza
5. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
free verse
cacaphony
litotes
gerund
6. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
subtext
irony
agreement
double entendre
7. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
paraphrase
caesura
adage
couplet
8. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
dramatic irony
prosody
protagonist
foot
9. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
elegy
mode
bathos
free verse
10. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
imperative sentence
couplet
naturalism
11. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
extended metaphor
non sequitur
hyperbole
symbolism
12. One independent clause and no dependent clause
simple sentence
connotation
gothic novel
light verse
13. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
metaphor
lyric poetry
hyperbole
canon
14. A noun that renames the subject
predicate nominative
motif
bombast
explication
15. An adjective that follows a linking verb
burlesque
periodic sentence
predicate adjective
belle-lettres
16. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
prosody
catharsis
fantasy
canon
17. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
caesura
frame
exegesis
predicate adjective
18. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
point of view
mock epic
concrete language
caricature
19. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
ballad
myth
hubris
romance
20. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
periodic sentence
pulp fiction
non sequitur
bildungsroman
21. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
setting
pulp fiction
middle english
romance
22. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
novel of manners
pun
aphorism
gerund
23. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
middle english
irony
omniscient narrator
pulp fiction
24. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
belle-lettres
assonance
lampoon
verse
25. Grating - inharmonious sounds
epithet
cacaphony
narrative
middle english
26. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
moral
rhetoric
subtext
motif
27. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
etymology
genre
indirect quotation
abstract
28. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
onomatopoeia
simile
empathy
conceit
29. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
simile
euphemism
elliptical construction
exposition
30. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
explication
farce
dionysian
persona
31. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
foot
picaresque novel
metaphor
bathos
32. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
agreement
parody
trope
idyll
33. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
archetype
foreshadowing
simile
indirect quotation
34. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
archetype
apostrophe
bildungsroman
subtext
35. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
bathos
pastoral
maxim
annotation
36. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
gerund
lyric poetry
elegy
allusion
37. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
catharsis
theme
syntax
fantasy
38. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
ballad
subplot
alliteration
connotation
39. The main character in a work of literature
ottava rima
verisimilitude
protagonist
balanced sentence
40. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
exposition
eponymous
split infinitives
bildungsroman
41. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
allusion
figurative language
epigram
point of view
42. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
non sequitur
dionysian
deouement
mode
43. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
roman a clef
euphemism
balanced sentence
stanza
44. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
annotation
protagonist
light verse
plot
45. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
gothic novel
bathos
allusion
point of view
46. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
mock epic
innuendo
maxim
consonance
47. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
bildungsroman
periodic sentence
antithesis
gothic novel
48. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
plot
romance
stanza
end-stopped
49. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
montage
realism
setting
ottava rima
50. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
image
verisimilitude
non sequitur
tragedy
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