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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
analogy
sonnet
maxim
belle-lettres
2. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
innuendo
mood
assonance
theme
3. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
light verse
foot
onomatopoeia
style
4. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
stanza
assonance
roman a clef
5. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. the characteristic emotion that pervades a work or part of a work--the spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
image
montage
tone
extended metaphor
6. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
assonance
villanelle
romance
euphony
7. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
climax
figurative language
narrative
subtext
8. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
fable
bildungsroman
caricature
catharsis
9. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
anachronism
tragedy
consonance
persona
10. A parody of traditional epic form
simple sentence
innuendo
concrete language
mock epic
11. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
moral
expose
adage
dionysian
12. A sentence that follows the customary word order of english sentences - ie subject verb object. the main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses
voice
tragedy
loose sentence
rhythm
13. Issues a comand
villanelle
imperative sentence
wit
lampoon
14. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
loose sentence
bathos
classical - classicism
metonymy
15. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
anachronism
ellipsis
agreement
subtext
16. The main character in a work of literature
abstract
hyperbole
protagonist
ellipsis
17. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
aphorism
rhyme scheme
annotation
foot
18. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
motif
falling action
pulp fiction
personification
19. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
realism
middle english
climax
prosody
20. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
climax
bildungsroman
periodic sentence
canon
21. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
realism
setting
diction
double entendre
22. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
stream of consciousness
verbal irony
paraphrase
imperative sentence
23. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
empathy
pentameter
complex sentence
indirect quotation
24. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
flashback
connotation
idyll
empathy
25. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
middle english
empathy
rhyme scheme
assonance
26. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
verse
satire
tragedy
pentameter
27. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
ellipsis
rhetoric
bombast
loose sentence
28. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
hyperbole
subtext
oxymoron
metonymy
29. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
lampoon
catharsis
pun
loose sentence
30. One independent clause and no dependent clause
genre
interrogative sentence
balanced sentence
simple sentence
31. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
sentimental
agreement
antagonist
trope
32. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
irony
periodic sentence
muse
end-stopped
33. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
conceit
bildungsroman
title character
narrative
34. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
montage
verisimilitude
foot
fable
35. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
bibliography
euphony
double entendre
falling action
36. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
pastoral
moral
balanced sentence
archetype
37. The emotional tone in a work of literature
mood
denotation
epithet
old english
38. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
kenning
epigram
indirect quotation
ambiguity
39. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
carpe diem
pentameter
rhyme
split infinitives
40. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
abstract
burlesque
foreshadowing
rhyme
41. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
cliche
epithet
euphemism
complex sentence
42. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
colloquial
sarcasm
naturalism
subtext
43. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
satire
diction
metaphor
innuendo
44. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
farce
falling action
plot
non sequitur
45. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
elliptical construction
mode
compound-complex sentence
conceit
46. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
prosody
image
plot
sonnet
47. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
anglo-saxon diction
lampoon
bard
in medias res
48. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
simile
cliche
pentameter
periodic sentence
49. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
caesura
bibliography
hubris
harangue
50. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
ellipsis
voice
alliteration
abstract language