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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cliche
cacaphony
colloquial
anglo-saxon diction
2. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
theme
annotation
metaphysical poetry
flashback
3. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
elegy
compound sentence
fantasy
imperative sentence
4. The main character in a work of literature
apollonian
protagonist
end-stopped
rhyme scheme
5. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
ode
epic
etymology
maxim
6. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
novel of manners
caesura
cliche
belle-lettres
7. Two or more independent clauses
motif
compound sentence
carpe diem
expose
8. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
empathy
harangue
romance
theme
9. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
hyperbole
balanced sentence
pulp fiction
archetype
10. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
epigram
analogy
alliteration
moral
11. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
loose sentence
paradox
prosody
archetype
12. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
stream of consciousness
voice
hyperbole
novel of manners
13. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
double entendre
naturalism
harangue
litotes
14. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
mock epic
frame
diction
fantasy
15. 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
epigram
plot
bibliography
bildungsroman
16. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
voice
hubris
colloquial
bard
17. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
analogy
bard
muse
balanced sentence
18. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
rhetorical stance
alliteration
carpe diem
19. An adjective that follows a linking verb
quatrain
implied metaphor
predicate adjective
interrogative sentence
20. 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
tragedy
paraphrase
alliteration
light verse
21. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
motif
hyperbole
title character
dramatic irony
22. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
voice
metaphysical poetry
syntax
lyric poetry
23. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
end-stopped
symbolism
genre
annotation
24. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
ellipsis
pun
elliptical construction
antagonist
25. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
foreshadowing
ellipsis
trope
end-stopped
26. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
consonance
collocation/Idiom
conceit
meter
27. A term for the title character of a work of literature
fable
parable
eponymous
synecdoche
28. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
extended metaphor
subplot
compound sentence
fable
29. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
predicate nominative
enjambment
in medias res
euphemism
30. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
syntax
ambiguity
irony
allusion
31. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
metaphor
gothic novel
indirect quotation
pseudonym
32. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
infinitive
non sequitur
rhetoric
aphorism
33. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
canon
predicate nominative
climax
ode
34. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
couplet
periodic sentence
epithet
dionysian
35. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
foot
myth
genre
dramatic irony
36. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
classic
style
light verse
oxymoron
37. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
old english
novel of manners
point of view
irony
38. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
rhetorical stance
scan
elliptical construction
catharsis
39. 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
fantasy
mood
falling action
empathy
40. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
deus ex machina
personification
bibliography
pathos
41. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
bibliography
montage
pulp fiction
omniscient narrator
42. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
muse
loose sentence
pun
ode
43. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
wit
abstract
omniscient narrator
maxim
44. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
subplot
gerund
litotes
romance
45. A parody of traditional epic form
extended metaphor
realism
mock epic
couplet
46. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
idyll
periodic sentence
bathos
periodic sentence
47. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
extended metaphor
sonnet
ode
predicate adjective
48. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
epithet
parable
rhetorical stance
montage
49. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
gothic novel
parody
dramatic irony
implied metaphor
50. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
end-stopped
oxymoron
conceit
fantasy