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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. Issues a comand
imperative sentence
caesura
paradox
first person narrative
2. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
scan
cliche
lyric poetry
bathos
3. A german word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal
epithet
bildungsroman
allusion
foreshadowing
4. 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
ode
allusion
falling action
loose sentence
5. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
rhetorical stance
villanelle
image
pulp fiction
6. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
double entendre
in medias res
oxymoron
hyperbole
7. The emotional tone in a work of literature
eponymous
paradox
ottava rima
mood
8. The origin or derivation of a word
apollonian
couplet
exegesis
etymology
9. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
antithesis
ellipsis
hubris
pseudonym
10. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
subplot
antithesis
caricature
euphemism
11. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
colloquial
frame
farce
sarcasm
12. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
deus ex machina
stream of consciousness
tone
etymology
13. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
hubris
metaphor
bard
indirect quotation
14. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
rhythm
exposition
falling action
caricature
15. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
bard
foreshadowing
metonymy
mode
16. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
hubris
belle-lettres
wit
syntax
17. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
annotation
invective
hubris
pentameter
18. The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events - including exposition - rising action - climax - falling action and resolution
hubris
plot
theme
aphorism
19. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
idyll
naturalism
carpe diem
bibliography
20. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
enjambment
paraphrase
hyperbole
naturalism
21. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
flashback
aphorism
collocation/Idiom
image
22. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
verbal irony
antagonist
sarcasm
23. An adjective that follows a linking verb
abstract language
end-stopped
persona
predicate adjective
24. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
dionysian
image
exegesis
fantasy
25. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
mood
elegy
protagonist
lyric poetry
26. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
roman a clef
humanism
vernacular
moral
27. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
frame
bibliography
foot
motif
28. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
flashback
verisimilitude
burlesque
predicate nominative
29. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
compound-complex sentence
realism
oxymoron
bathos
30. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
caesura
archetype
complex sentence
rhyme
31. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
empathy
humanism
bathos
light verse
32. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
alliteration
romance
cacaphony
diction
33. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
rhythm
idyll
voice
parable
34. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
syntax
hyperbole
classic
metaphysical poetry
35. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
periodic sentence
hubris
onomatopoeia
collocation/Idiom
36. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
belle-lettres
paraphrase
ottava rima
paradox
37. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
eponymous
innuendo
quatrain
archetype
38. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
theme
epigram
conceit
antithesis
39. One independent clause and no dependent clause
simple sentence
aphorism
humanism
rhetoric
40. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
compound sentence
humanism
fantasy
prosody
41. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
empathy
oxymoron
figurative language
pathetic fallacy
42. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
exposition
collocation/Idiom
antithesis
genre
43. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
personification
quatrain
motif
agreement
44. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
canon
farce
cacaphony
ambiguity
45. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
romance
classic
verbal irony
light verse
46. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
setting
abstract
bibliography
simile
47. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
melodrama
narrative
end-stopped
free verse
48. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
anglo-saxon diction
paradox
denotation
theme
49. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
subplot
antithesis
ballad
implied metaphor
50. Grating - inharmonious sounds
interrogative sentence
epigram
cacaphony
rhetoric