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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
interrogative sentence
lampoon
elliptical construction
metaphor
2. The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene
wit
assonance
exegesis
epic
3. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
euphemism
non sequitur
sentiment
motif
4. 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
foot
tragedy
loose sentence
verisimilitude
5. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
antagonist
flashback
gothic novel
split infinitives
6. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
exposition
end-stopped
verbal irony
extended metaphor
7. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
in medias res
interrogative sentence
simile
title character
8. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
maxim
abstract
expose
paraphrase
9. A noun that renames the subject
romance
predicate nominative
genre
abstract language
10. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
epithet
prosody
foot
image
11. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
collocation/Idiom
figurative language
burlesque
farce
12. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
oxymoron
allusion
gothic novel
empathy
13. 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
analogy
setting
hubris
tragedy
14. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
moral
mock epic
muse
trope
15. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
voice
synecdoche
harangue
deus ex machina
16. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
catharsis
pseudonym
analogy
periodic sentence
17. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
symbolism
naturalism
verbal irony
pentameter
18. A false name or alias used by writers
ellipsis
pseudonym
point of view
figurative language
19. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
compound-complex sentence
cacaphony
simile
interrogative sentence
20. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
assonance
sentiment
pathetic fallacy
plot
21. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
paraphrase
classical - classicism
complex sentence
rhetoric
22. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
elliptical construction
old english
canon
exegesis
23. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
wit
voice
figurative language
antagonist
24. A parody of traditional epic form
mood
complex sentence
mock epic
kenning
25. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
oxymoron
subtext
satire
caricature
26. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
belle-lettres
figurative language
protagonist
middle english
27. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
split infinitives
symbolism
deouement
pulp fiction
28. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
predicate adjective
voice
collocation/Idiom
figurative language
29. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
sonnet
analogy
hyperbole
bibliography
30. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
symbolism
mode
non sequitur
pathos
31. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
idyll
couplet
fable
empathy
32. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
assonance
moral
climax
rhyme scheme
33. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
paraphrase
genre
dionysian
point of view
34. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
loose sentence
classical - classicism
sonnet
35. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
imperative sentence
anachronism
adage
explication
36. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
periodic sentence
loose sentence
farce
maxim
37. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
bard
verbal irony
bibliography
symbolism
38. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
abstract language
euphony
epigram
pentameter
39. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
apostrophe
picaresque novel
apollonian
muse
40. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
ballad
middle english
anglo-saxon diction
pentameter
41. 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
style
falling action
assonance
satire
42. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
end-stopped
prosody
bard
foot
43. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
style
litotes
antithesis
humanism
44. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
mode
voice
persona
protagonist
45. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
parody
maxim
split infinitives
kenning
46. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
pathetic fallacy
allegory
apollonian
tone
47. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
symbolism
eponymous
allegory
caesura
48. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
agreement
loose sentence
melodrama
in medias res
49. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
antithesis
loose sentence
catharsis
denotation
50. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
paradox
exegesis
agreement
ode