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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
explication
balanced sentence
humanism
predicate nominative
2. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
expose
apostrophe
loose sentence
subplot
3. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
split infinitives
free verse
euphemism
implied metaphor
4. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
aphorism
figurative language
bard
pathos
5. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
non sequitur
caricature
figurative language
split infinitives
6. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
antagonist
abstract
antithesis
aphorism
7. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
satire
naturalism
narrative
middle english
8. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
melodrama
gerund
fantasy
free verse
9. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
scan
prosody
vernacular
idyll
10. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
gothic novel
narrative
consonance
caricature
11. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
concrete language
dionysian
stream of consciousness
classic
12. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
rhyme
simile
tone
climax
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
image
picaresque novel
bildungsroman
flashback
14. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
farce
metaphysical poetry
verbal irony
etymology
15. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
bibliography
ambiguity
gothic novel
old english
16. A noun that renames the subject
apostrophe
bibliography
diction
predicate nominative
17. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
ottava rima
cacaphony
interrogative sentence
theme
18. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
trope
hyperbole
infinitive
cacaphony
19. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
euphony
balanced sentence
voice
allusion
20. A false name or alias used by writers
aphorism
pseudonym
genre
collocation/Idiom
21. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
title character
agreement
foreshadowing
metaphor
22. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
theme
caesura
dionysian
verse
23. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
belle-lettres
falling action
synecdoche
classical - classicism
24. 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
periodic sentence
tone
consonance
carpe diem
25. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
parable
novel of manners
compound sentence
in medias res
26. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
consonance
lyric poetry
falling action
melodrama
27. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
assonance
villanelle
ottava rima
narrative
28. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
melodrama
elliptical construction
connotation
falling action
29. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
etymology
mode
loose sentence
caesura
30. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
sonnet
predicate nominative
abstract language
foreshadowing
31. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
free verse
pentameter
kenning
mood
32. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
pastoral
farce
non sequitur
sentimental
33. An adjective that follows a linking verb
predicate adjective
villanelle
pentameter
hubris
34. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
epic
concrete language
rhythm
pun
35. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
quatrain
syntax
antithesis
conceit
36. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
bathos
metonymy
bombast
verse
37. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
complex sentence
assonance
vernacular
bathos
38. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
ellipsis
lyric poetry
novel of manners
in medias res
39. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
farce
climax
hyperbole
bathos
40. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
gothic novel
split infinitives
pathetic fallacy
dionysian
41. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
flashback
agreement
hyperbole
mood
42. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
epithet
fantasy
compound-complex sentence
colloquial
43. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
maxim
caricature
split infinitives
colloquial
44. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
genre
idyll
ballad
ottava rima
45. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
oxymoron
tragedy
onomatopoeia
elliptical construction
46. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
deouement
harangue
verbal irony
rhyme
47. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
irony
paraphrase
point of view
agreement
48. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
climax
predicate nominative
verse
eponymous
49. The emotional tone in a work of literature
bard
onomatopoeia
flashback
mood
50. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
tragedy
villanelle
denotation
voice