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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
tone
dramatic irony
burlesque
plot
2. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
theme
infinitive
realism
lyric poetry
3. A work of literature dealing with rural life
extended metaphor
pastoral
hyperbole
etymology
4. The interpretation or analysis of a text
bombast
image
collocation/Idiom
explication
5. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
double entendre
consonance
ottava rima
paradox
6. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
interrogative sentence
double entendre
bombast
parable
7. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
flashback
hubris
dionysian
pastoral
8. 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
oxymoron
colloquial
etymology
periodic sentence
9. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
melodrama
predicate nominative
sentiment
indirect quotation
10. A false name or alias used by writers
assonance
pseudonym
picaresque novel
allegory
11. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
predicate adjective
narrative
muse
maxim
12. The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events - including exposition - rising action - climax - falling action and resolution
eponymous
stream of consciousness
pentameter
plot
13. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
rhythm
imperative sentence
verse
meter
14. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
tone
exposition
subtext
balanced sentence
15. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
roman a clef
kenning
point of view
catharsis
16. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
caesura
epithet
metonymy
pentameter
17. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
deouement
colloquial
meter
apollonian
18. The origin or derivation of a word
theme
verbal irony
etymology
burlesque
19. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
periodic sentence
denotation
harangue
collocation/Idiom
20. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
imperative sentence
end-stopped
myth
parody
21. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
classic
image
implied metaphor
22. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
abstract language
onomatopoeia
connotation
bard
23. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
caricature
picaresque novel
realism
bildungsroman
24. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
tone
split infinitives
antithesis
onomatopoeia
25. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
bombast
epic
annotation
elliptical construction
26. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
conceit
fable
consonance
frame
27. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
tone
interrogative sentence
metonymy
mode
28. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
conceit
quatrain
narrative
frame
29. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
foot
pun
dramatic irony
caesura
30. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
paraphrase
gothic novel
humanism
archetype
31. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
connotation
ottava rima
compound-complex sentence
motif
32. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
sonnet
mock epic
stream of consciousness
collocation/Idiom
33. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
humanism
symbolism
elegy
imperative sentence
34. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
quatrain
caricature
tone
simile
35. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
pseudonym
tone
allusion
pathos
36. Language that describes specific - observable things
pseudonym
concrete language
deouement
rhetorical stance
37. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
split infinitives
explication
flashback
melodrama
38. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
end-stopped
rhyme scheme
expose
romance
39. A noun that renames the subject
implied metaphor
predicate nominative
periodic sentence
loose sentence
40. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
ambiguity
prosody
irony
tone
41. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
consonance
allusion
alliteration
ambiguity
42. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
tone
indirect quotation
complex sentence
ode
43. 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
catharsis
antithesis
verisimilitude
picaresque novel
44. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
rhythm
ode
in medias res
allusion
45. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
middle english
synecdoche
predicate adjective
46. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
light verse
ottava rima
deus ex machina
conceit
47. A parody of traditional epic form
epigram
concrete language
mock epic
metaphysical poetry
48. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
frame
allusion
imperative sentence
subtext
49. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
sentimental
dionysian
agreement
setting
50. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
scan
sarcasm
first person narrative
wit