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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
rhyme
villanelle
rhyme scheme
rhetorical stance
2. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
melodrama
flashback
sentimental
bathos
3. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
double entendre
humanism
moral
onomatopoeia
4. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
verisimilitude
cliche
fantasy
loose sentence
5. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
cacaphony
ballad
gothic novel
muse
6. A work of literature dealing with rural life
colloquial
sentimental
pastoral
synecdoche
7. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
dionysian
verse
aphorism
apollonian
8. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
adage
rhythm
pentameter
stream of consciousness
9. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
humanism
ottava rima
pun
caricature
10. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
connotation
prosody
epic
periodic sentence
11. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
personification
explication
paraphrase
ballad
12. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
rhyme
exposition
couplet
ottava rima
13. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
deouement
lyric poetry
plot
catharsis
14. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
consonance
genre
metaphor
farce
15. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
abstract
deus ex machina
first person narrative
falling action
16. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
genre
moral
motif
lyric poetry
17. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
persona
rhetoric
lyric poetry
first person narrative
18. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
pathos
burlesque
foreshadowing
persona
19. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
bard
pulp fiction
dionysian
metonymy
20. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
omniscient narrator
cacaphony
free verse
21. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
theme
double entendre
analogy
satire
22. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
empathy
dramatic irony
voice
trope
23. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
tragedy
simile
style
pathetic fallacy
24. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
persona
frame
annotation
abstract
25. A parody of traditional epic form
litotes
old english
rhyme scheme
mock epic
26. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
metaphysical poetry
burlesque
maxim
gerund
27. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
concrete language
dionysian
aphorism
alliteration
28. A noun that renames the subject
sonnet
abstract
predicate nominative
first person narrative
29. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
explication
synecdoche
sarcasm
conceit
30. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
dionysian
caesura
rhythm
persona
31. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
etymology
pathos
foreshadowing
mode
32. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
plot
implied metaphor
irony
image
33. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
alliteration
oxymoron
humanism
canon
34. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
light verse
ode
epigram
collocation/Idiom
35. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
concrete language
empathy
ellipsis
bildungsroman
36. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
idyll
style
interrogative sentence
enjambment
37. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
expose
euphony
protagonist
classical - classicism
38. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
dramatic irony
abstract
stanza
empathy
39. Two or more independent clauses
falling action
compound sentence
protagonist
scan
40. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
couplet
pastoral
satire
adage
41. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
complex sentence
anachronism
annotation
motif
42. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
deus ex machina
predicate adjective
belle-lettres
abstract language
43. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
compound-complex sentence
idyll
bildungsroman
symbolism
44. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
rhyme
picaresque novel
analogy
foot
45. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
carpe diem
non sequitur
euphony
exposition
46. The origin or derivation of a word
satire
cacaphony
pun
etymology
47. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
flashback
rhyme scheme
tone
hyperbole
48. Language that describes specific - observable things
fable
concrete language
carpe diem
loose sentence
49. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
humanism
myth
novel of manners
synecdoche
50. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
carpe diem
falling action
novel of manners
humanism