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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
ambiguity
metonymy
euphemism
syntax
2. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
pseudonym
hubris
carpe diem
point of view
3. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
expose
scan
metonymy
onomatopoeia
4. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
fantasy
cacaphony
stanza
subtext
5. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
archetype
melodrama
synecdoche
flashback
6. 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
colloquial
scan
picaresque novel
classical - classicism
7. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
dramatic irony
hyperbole
trope
theme
8. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
scan
paraphrase
epithet
belle-lettres
9. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
ballad
foot
couplet
wit
10. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part - also when the name of a material stands for the thing itself
synecdoche
adage
trope
vernacular
11. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
montage
analogy
wit
ottava rima
12. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
voice
metaphor
interrogative sentence
moral
13. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
extended metaphor
bibliography
implied metaphor
symbolism
14. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
allegory
pun
assonance
anachronism
15. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
parable
loose sentence
in medias res
rhetoric
16. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
farce
eponymous
predicate nominative
sentiment
17. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
pentameter
lyric poetry
symbolism
catharsis
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
montage
indirect quotation
plot
persona
19. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
deouement
rhetoric
assonance
personification
20. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
simile
denotation
hyperbole
pseudonym
21. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
agreement
exegesis
elegy
subplot
22. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
caesura
catharsis
implied metaphor
alliteration
23. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
myth
frame
narrative
hyperbole
24. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
end-stopped
irony
anglo-saxon diction
synecdoche
25. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
scan
persona
denotation
pun
26. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
periodic sentence
euphemism
roman a clef
idyll
27. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
belle-lettres
setting
metonymy
28. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
sarcasm
picaresque novel
muse
simple sentence
29. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
dionysian
parody
annotation
adage
30. An adjective that follows a linking verb
predicate adjective
genre
subtext
double entendre
31. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
agreement
omniscient narrator
bard
vernacular
32. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
parody
predicate nominative
anachronism
fantasy
33. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
syntax
pun
loose sentence
ode
34. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
sarcasm
metaphysical poetry
novel of manners
vernacular
35. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
first person narrative
lyric poetry
non sequitur
36. A work of literature dealing with rural life
compound sentence
meter
pastoral
bathos
37. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
apollonian
epic
syntax
picaresque novel
38. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
simile
idyll
plot
verse
39. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
figurative language
wit
free verse
expose
40. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
caricature
paradox
connotation
catharsis
41. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
antagonist
connotation
indirect quotation
classic
42. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
conceit
bombast
quatrain
bathos
43. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
gothic novel
meter
frame
metaphor
44. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
tragedy
simple sentence
explication
sentimental
45. 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
catharsis
periodic sentence
metaphysical poetry
predicate adjective
46. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
synecdoche
old english
naturalism
verbal irony
47. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
image
collocation/Idiom
vernacular
etymology
48. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
simile
moral
cliche
antagonist
49. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
catharsis
dionysian
double entendre
annotation
50. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
foreshadowing
parody
allegory
narrative