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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
prosody
couplet
non sequitur
carpe diem
2. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
symbolism
metaphysical poetry
synecdoche
periodic sentence
3. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
maxim
apollonian
motif
antagonist
4. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
loose sentence
fable
paradox
explication
5. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
anachronism
etymology
bombast
exposition
6. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
innuendo
caesura
prosody
classical - classicism
7. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
middle english
metonymy
mock epic
flashback
8. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
prosody
compound-complex sentence
foreshadowing
abstract
9. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
sentiment
hyperbole
tragedy
meter
10. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
climax
rhetoric
belle-lettres
litotes
11. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
subtext
invective
moral
figurative language
12. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
quatrain
imperative sentence
anachronism
non sequitur
13. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
omniscient narrator
indirect quotation
mode
loose sentence
14. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
paradox
deus ex machina
hyperbole
non sequitur
15. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
bard
moral
catharsis
subplot
16. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
parody
epic
empathy
burlesque
17. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
verbal irony
plot
hubris
myth
18. 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
dionysian
rhyme scheme
roman a clef
falling action
19. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
innuendo
verse
burlesque
implied metaphor
20. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
ottava rima
anachronism
colloquial
gothic novel
21. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
style
apostrophe
tone
setting
22. A noun that renames the subject
predicate nominative
naturalism
infinitive
pun
23. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
personification
mode
rhyme
old english
24. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
collocation/Idiom
melodrama
verse
frame
25. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
euphemism
aphorism
narrative
setting
26. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
meter
rhythm
setting
loose sentence
27. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
voice
persona
in medias res
periodic sentence
28. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
theme
bildungsroman
figurative language
loose sentence
29. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
end-stopped
humanism
interrogative sentence
tone
30. The interpretation or analysis of a text
explication
expose
synecdoche
epic
31. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
pathos
compound-complex sentence
catharsis
mode
32. The work of poets - particularly those of the seventeenth century - that uses elaborate conceits - is highly intellectual - and expresses the complexities of love and life
extended metaphor
abstract
metaphysical poetry
anachronism
33. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
caricature
bathos
prosody
sonnet
34. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
metonymy
assonance
etymology
irony
35. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
rhythm
paradox
prosody
epigram
36. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
pathetic fallacy
rhythm
voice
point of view
37. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
archetype
connotation
non sequitur
elliptical construction
38. An adjective that follows a linking verb
ottava rima
predicate adjective
onomatopoeia
double entendre
39. 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
metaphysical poetry
subplot
idyll
loose sentence
40. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
pentameter
image
ambiguity
tragedy
41. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
motif
trope
implied metaphor
litotes
42. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
paraphrase
climax
free verse
vernacular
43. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
rhetoric
paraphrase
metonymy
mode
44. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
archetype
sarcasm
denotation
ellipsis
45. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
concrete language
muse
non sequitur
allusion
46. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pentameter
anachronism
archetype
setting
47. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
canon
narrative
romance
deus ex machina
48. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is
annotation
subplot
voice
verisimilitude
49. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
aphorism
adage
predicate adjective
cacaphony
50. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
falling action
antithesis
personification
extended metaphor