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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
realism
pulp fiction
compound-complex sentence
in medias res
2. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
personification
in medias res
stream of consciousness
cliche
3. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
symbolism
compound sentence
vernacular
dionysian
4. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
indirect quotation
simile
gerund
cliche
5. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
tragedy
synecdoche
climax
extended metaphor
6. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
double entendre
bard
omniscient narrator
genre
7. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
classical - classicism
conceit
rhyme scheme
old english
8. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
simple sentence
hyperbole
foreshadowing
lampoon
9. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
novel of manners
alliteration
cacaphony
allusion
10. An adjective that follows a linking verb
imperative sentence
metonymy
predicate adjective
theme
11. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
complex sentence
adage
fable
ode
12. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
humanism
exposition
montage
pulp fiction
13. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
pathos
setting
pastoral
subplot
14. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
caesura
sarcasm
ballad
genre
15. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
moral
invective
verisimilitude
genre
16. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
innuendo
trope
first person narrative
stanza
17. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
split infinitives
parable
theme
quatrain
18. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
anglo-saxon diction
bibliography
denotation
allegory
19. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
litotes
belle-lettres
stream of consciousness
pathos
20. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
epithet
expose
gothic novel
21. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
bildungsroman
rhyme
pun
aphorism
22. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
deouement
denotation
meter
synecdoche
23. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
dramatic irony
kenning
tone
allegory
24. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
allusion
oxymoron
stanza
sarcasm
25. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
lampoon
innuendo
protagonist
onomatopoeia
26. 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
empathy
compound-complex sentence
periodic sentence
allusion
27. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
old english
irony
lyric poetry
apollonian
28. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
syntax
montage
harangue
pun
29. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
compound-complex sentence
in medias res
balanced sentence
loose sentence
30. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
naturalism
sentimental
colloquial
persona
31. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
in medias res
non sequitur
rhyme
motif
32. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
anglo-saxon diction
cacaphony
climax
enjambment
33. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
narrative
split infinitives
verse
pathos
34. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
colloquial
figurative language
image
loose sentence
35. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
roman a clef
idyll
mode
elegy
36. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
caricature
analogy
middle english
epithet
37. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
satire
lampoon
periodic sentence
climax
38. 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
rhythm
analogy
39. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
ellipsis
hubris
montage
satire
40. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
climax
etymology
maxim
euphemism
41. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
rhetoric
stream of consciousness
abstract
burlesque
42. Grating - inharmonious sounds
light verse
rhyme
hyperbole
cacaphony
43. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
rhetorical stance
antagonist
omniscient narrator
first person narrative
44. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
etymology
litotes
ottava rima
dionysian
45. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
sentiment
abstract language
cliche
subplot
46. A work of literature dealing with rural life
periodic sentence
romance
cacaphony
pastoral
47. 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
analogy
diction
apollonian
verisimilitude
48. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
frame
pun
sonnet
free verse
49. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
euphony
simple sentence
prosody
deouement
50. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
ambiguity
setting
euphemism
meter