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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
cliche
simple sentence
bildungsroman
ottava rima
2. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
metaphysical poetry
in medias res
style
burlesque
3. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
indirect quotation
light verse
muse
myth
4. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
classical - classicism
pseudonym
naturalism
muse
5. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
old english
rhyme
satire
verbal irony
6. Issues a comand
imperative sentence
climax
rhythm
title character
7. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
dionysian
implied metaphor
euphony
genre
8. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
denotation
eponymous
pathetic fallacy
innuendo
9. 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
protagonist
flashback
falling action
scan
10. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
setting
belle-lettres
epic
double entendre
11. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
parody
rhetorical stance
harangue
agreement
12. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
syntax
analogy
humanism
complex sentence
13. Two or more independent clauses
caricature
compound sentence
double entendre
style
14. 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
tragedy
vernacular
scan
eponymous
15. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
paradox
euphony
deus ex machina
symbolism
16. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
classic
ottava rima
pathetic fallacy
meter
17. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
pseudonym
bard
pastoral
hubris
18. A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that causes the hero considerable anguish
interrogative sentence
tragedy
persona
dramatic irony
19. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
couplet
rhetoric
assonance
mode
20. A parody of traditional epic form
voice
annotation
mock epic
bildungsroman
21. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
metonymy
kenning
infinitive
22. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
flashback
myth
non sequitur
denotation
23. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
lyric poetry
gothic novel
pseudonym
diction
24. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
classic
exegesis
imperative sentence
fantasy
25. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
point of view
compound-complex sentence
wit
predicate nominative
26. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
classical - classicism
frame
extended metaphor
exposition
27. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
quatrain
consonance
catharsis
annotation
28. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
sarcasm
carpe diem
cacaphony
alliteration
29. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
melodrama
meter
canon
paradox
30. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
rhyme scheme
archetype
montage
pathos
31. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
archetype
farce
periodic sentence
subplot
32. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
fantasy
verse
pulp fiction
cliche
33. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
sonnet
irony
satire
concrete language
34. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
verse
burlesque
explication
apostrophe
35. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
point of view
aphorism
setting
irony
36. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
point of view
apollonian
caesura
elegy
37. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
verse
montage
euphemism
exposition
38. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
aphorism
bibliography
adage
stream of consciousness
39. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
elegy
compound sentence
motif
caricature
40. 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
canon
mode
verisimilitude
indirect quotation
41. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
elegy
indirect quotation
interrogative sentence
figurative language
42. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
narrative
adage
title character
periodic sentence
43. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
foot
old english
idyll
falling action
44. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
irony
parable
onomatopoeia
synecdoche
45. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
litotes
balanced sentence
maxim
assonance
46. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
burlesque
flashback
paradox
symbolism
47. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
expose
allegory
denotation
subplot
48. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
roman a clef
antithesis
alliteration
complex sentence
49. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
enjambment
verbal irony
carpe diem
frame
50. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
verse
consonance
genre
split infinitives
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