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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
rhetorical stance
villanelle
humanism
interrogative sentence
2. The interpretation or analysis of a text
explication
rhyme
epigram
free verse
3. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
parody
flashback
myth
adage
4. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
burlesque
roman a clef
compound sentence
mode
5. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
symbolism
exposition
tragedy
complex sentence
6. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
onomatopoeia
verisimilitude
denotation
7. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
kenning
sonnet
muse
humanism
8. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
ode
satire
frame
light verse
9. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
ballad
epic
split infinitives
prosody
10. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
double entendre
genre
allusion
analogy
11. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
onomatopoeia
infinitive
connotation
loose sentence
12. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
eponymous
style
assonance
pulp fiction
13. A german word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal
alliteration
bildungsroman
falling action
cacaphony
14. 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
theme
loose sentence
allegory
assonance
15. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
balanced sentence
pseudonym
elegy
pulp fiction
16. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
canon
innuendo
anachronism
metonymy
17. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
rhetoric
rhetorical stance
foot
pseudonym
18. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
paradox
epic
classic
irony
19. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
enjambment
rhetorical stance
mode
explication
20. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
narrative
parody
rhetorical stance
interrogative sentence
21. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
parody
subtext
mock epic
ellipsis
22. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of english sentences by expressing its main thought only at the end. in other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support
adage
enjambment
periodic sentence
dionysian
23. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
exegesis
abstract
concrete language
protagonist
24. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
mood
balanced sentence
title character
stanza
25. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
frame
onomatopoeia
rhyme
ambiguity
26. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
anglo-saxon diction
foreshadowing
epigram
implied metaphor
27. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
symbolism
ode
loose sentence
concrete language
28. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
tone
pathetic fallacy
theme
verbal irony
29. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
infinitive
trope
moral
subplot
30. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
paradox
old english
metonymy
diction
31. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
climax
elliptical construction
point of view
apostrophe
32. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
colloquial
catharsis
diction
stream of consciousness
33. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
classical - classicism
balanced sentence
motif
sarcasm
34. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
quatrain
meter
conceit
cacaphony
35. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
foot
indirect quotation
lampoon
bathos
36. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
persona
classical - classicism
montage
sonnet
37. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
exegesis
naturalism
subtext
plot
38. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
subtext
ellipsis
periodic sentence
melodrama
39. 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
oxymoron
cacaphony
tone
interrogative sentence
40. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
denotation
carpe diem
alliteration
subplot
41. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
anglo-saxon diction
pun
allusion
litotes
42. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
archetype
novel of manners
stream of consciousness
pulp fiction
43. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
symbolism
novel of manners
naturalism
montage
44. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
exposition
metonymy
fable
double entendre
45. Grating - inharmonious sounds
bombast
empathy
image
cacaphony
46. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
prosody
apostrophe
interrogative sentence
end-stopped
47. Language that describes specific - observable things
concrete language
deus ex machina
connotation
caesura
48. 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
plot
carpe diem
flashback
49. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
harangue
agreement
anglo-saxon diction
paradox
50. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
foot
allegory
dramatic irony
ambiguity
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