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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
novel of manners
image
pseudonym
rhythm
2. The origin or derivation of a word
etymology
figurative language
foot
quatrain
3. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
personification
balanced sentence
mode
pastoral
4. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
abstract
cacaphony
adage
archetype
5. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
pentameter
empathy
balanced sentence
frame
6. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
melodrama
epithet
genre
cacaphony
7. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
oxymoron
style
parody
sentimental
8. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
paraphrase
voice
melodrama
archetype
9. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
fantasy
fable
harangue
predicate nominative
10. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
abstract language
extended metaphor
dramatic irony
paradox
11. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
prosody
periodic sentence
dramatic irony
gerund
12. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
humanism
novel of manners
lyric poetry
balanced sentence
13. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
eponymous
end-stopped
title character
quatrain
14. Language that describes specific - observable things
rhetoric
assonance
onomatopoeia
concrete language
15. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
classic
ambiguity
elliptical construction
gothic novel
16. A work of literature dealing with rural life
symbolism
pastoral
abstract
extended metaphor
17. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
loose sentence
parable
simple sentence
myth
18. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
lyric poetry
rhyme scheme
simple sentence
naturalism
19. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
double entendre
paraphrase
metonymy
maxim
20. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
consonance
rhythm
satire
naturalism
21. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
bibliography
anachronism
persona
irony
22. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
couplet
extended metaphor
genre
caricature
23. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
fantasy
bard
dionysian
genre
24. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
assonance
collocation/Idiom
scan
picaresque novel
25. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
naturalism
loose sentence
pulp fiction
dramatic irony
26. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
foot
denotation
connotation
personification
27. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
point of view
vernacular
ottava rima
epic
28. The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene
vernacular
wit
idyll
anglo-saxon diction
29. A noun that renames the subject
predicate nominative
vernacular
mock epic
balanced sentence
30. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
classical - classicism
explication
end-stopped
annotation
31. The interpretation or analysis of a text
novel of manners
concrete language
elliptical construction
explication
32. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
carpe diem
romance
metonymy
rhetoric
33. Two or more independent clauses
agreement
compound sentence
eponymous
farce
34. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
mode
adage
rhythm
voice
35. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
extended metaphor
rhetorical stance
epigram
predicate nominative
36. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
archetype
subplot
abstract language
annotation
37. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
eponymous
in medias res
burlesque
canon
38. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
rhyme
apostrophe
vernacular
expose
39. 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
connotation
verbal irony
maxim
scan
40. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
pseudonym
complex sentence
pathetic fallacy
simile
41. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
metaphysical poetry
omniscient narrator
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
42. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
novel of manners
personification
annotation
foot
43. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
pseudonym
end-stopped
deouement
frame
44. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
euphemism
classical - classicism
assonance
alliteration
45. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
split infinitives
classic
consonance
pathetic fallacy
46. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
moral
explication
carpe diem
abstract
47. One independent clause and no dependent clause
archetype
simple sentence
romance
aphorism
48. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
mode
figurative language
style
abstract language
49. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
light verse
pathos
connotation
exposition
50. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
dramatic irony
bildungsroman
meter