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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. 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
frame
wit
carpe diem
rhyme scheme
2. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
denotation
elliptical construction
motif
classical - classicism
3. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
cacaphony
empathy
litotes
4. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
analogy
mood
caesura
infinitive
5. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
canon
persona
alliteration
exegesis
6. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
stanza
harangue
carpe diem
catharsis
7. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
figurative language
bombast
frame
caesura
8. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
mock epic
subtext
deus ex machina
parable
9. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
catharsis
belle-lettres
idyll
satire
10. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
epithet
burlesque
montage
foot
11. A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated - often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected
denotation
irony
frame
antithesis
12. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
pastoral
ellipsis
sarcasm
apostrophe
13. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
end-stopped
voice
frame
agreement
14. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
double entendre
mood
abstract
foreshadowing
15. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
pathos
flashback
frame
middle english
16. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
euphony
apostrophe
falling action
roman a clef
17. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
motif
muse
villanelle
exegesis
18. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
pathos
climax
sarcasm
simile
19. A noun that renames the subject
voice
abstract language
lampoon
predicate nominative
20. 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
setting
tragedy
pastoral
bibliography
21. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
stream of consciousness
ottava rima
balanced sentence
conceit
22. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
romance
apollonian
apostrophe
oxymoron
23. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
periodic sentence
bibliography
old english
predicate adjective
24. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
plot
genre
alliteration
lyric poetry
25. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
burlesque
fantasy
allusion
tone
26. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
denotation
bard
complex sentence
theme
27. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
tone
expose
pathetic fallacy
omniscient narrator
28. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
verse
falling action
setting
narrative
29. 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
climax
tone
synecdoche
muse
30. 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
exposition
persona
cacaphony
verisimilitude
31. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
deus ex machina
exposition
caricature
harangue
32. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
muse
persona
subtext
onomatopoeia
33. Issues a comand
figurative language
epigram
pseudonym
imperative sentence
34. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
loose sentence
rhetoric
enjambment
mood
35. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
picaresque novel
epithet
allusion
abstract
36. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
gothic novel
canon
sentiment
burlesque
37. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
couplet
omniscient narrator
split infinitives
point of view
38. The emotional tone in a work of literature
mood
abstract language
voice
kenning
39. Language that describes specific - observable things
concrete language
point of view
farce
gothic novel
40. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
deouement
in medias res
ballad
idyll
41. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
montage
omniscient narrator
allegory
consonance
42. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
interrogative sentence
parable
sentiment
fantasy
43. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
paradox
belle-lettres
picaresque novel
muse
44. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
foot
tragedy
elliptical construction
split infinitives
45. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
periodic sentence
quatrain
litotes
apostrophe
46. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
image
aphorism
oxymoron
satire
47. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
theme
bathos
hyperbole
idyll
48. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
annotation
periodic sentence
myth
innuendo
49. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
mode
rhetoric
in medias res
complex sentence
50. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
ellipsis
imperative sentence
pathos
light verse