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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
pun
infinitive
quatrain
pulp fiction
2. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
carpe diem
first person narrative
bildungsroman
pentameter
3. A sentence that follows the customary word order of english sentences - ie subject verb object. the main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses
belle-lettres
muse
loose sentence
protagonist
4. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
rhythm
hyperbole
aphorism
free verse
5. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
narrative
personification
quatrain
prosody
6. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
pathos
old english
rhyme
onomatopoeia
7. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
voice
dionysian
genre
irony
8. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
deus ex machina
climax
onomatopoeia
mode
9. A term for the title character of a work of literature
point of view
eponymous
cacaphony
bibliography
10. Grating - inharmonious sounds
persona
cacaphony
trope
simile
11. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
style
enjambment
couplet
aphorism
12. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
motif
ottava rima
conceit
lampoon
13. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
periodic sentence
collocation/Idiom
analogy
meter
14. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
epic
explication
sentiment
parable
15. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
apostrophe
pathetic fallacy
fantasy
maxim
16. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
prosody
style
voice
pathetic fallacy
17. Two or more independent clauses
classic
compound sentence
simile
apostrophe
18. 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
rhythm
verisimilitude
cacaphony
allegory
19. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
predicate adjective
foot
simile
innuendo
20. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
light verse
fable
gerund
epic
21. The main character in a work of literature
light verse
protagonist
pentameter
omniscient narrator
22. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
annotation
cliche
pathos
ode
23. A noun that renames the subject
ellipsis
predicate nominative
foot
romance
24. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
romance
simple sentence
sentiment
exposition
25. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
apollonian
stream of consciousness
caricature
farce
26. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
colloquial
pun
middle english
allusion
27. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
lyric poetry
foreshadowing
adage
tone
28. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
quatrain
narrative
image
romance
29. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
old english
anachronism
melodrama
classical - classicism
30. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
rhythm
foot
rhetoric
complex sentence
31. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
hyperbole
bathos
sentimental
predicate nominative
32. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
infinitive
carpe diem
sentimental
antithesis
33. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
realism
satire
non sequitur
synecdoche
34. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
apostrophe
deus ex machina
enjambment
simile
35. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
elegy
epigram
novel of manners
motif
36. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
sonnet
onomatopoeia
ellipsis
pastoral
37. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
indirect quotation
compound sentence
harangue
persona
38. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
picaresque novel
syntax
eponymous
verse
39. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
sarcasm
oxymoron
conceit
novel of manners
40. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
myth
fantasy
rhyme scheme
litotes
41. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
narrative
complex sentence
canon
compound sentence
42. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
adage
flashback
simile
colloquial
43. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
vernacular
narrative
lampoon
subtext
44. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
climax
aphorism
point of view
dionysian
45. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
symbolism
cliche
first person narrative
epic
46. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
foreshadowing
roman a clef
picaresque novel
harangue
47. A false name or alias used by writers
voice
pseudonym
end-stopped
muse
48. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
euphemism
sentimental
in medias res
epigram
49. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
periodic sentence
exegesis
idyll
bombast
50. 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
onomatopoeia
concrete language
irony
diction