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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. 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
mode
loose sentence
antithesis
tragedy
2. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
predicate nominative
paradox
epic
fantasy
3. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
novel of manners
metonymy
syntax
split infinitives
4. 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
abstract language
pentameter
bildungsroman
fable
5. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
alliteration
motif
symbolism
double entendre
6. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
explication
alliteration
periodic sentence
aphorism
7. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
persona
eponymous
expose
8. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
elegy
lyric poetry
pathos
kenning
9. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
non sequitur
quatrain
sentimental
novel of manners
10. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
hyperbole
enjambment
adage
analogy
11. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
middle english
belle-lettres
persona
exposition
12. Issues a comand
split infinitives
imperative sentence
novel of manners
oxymoron
13. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
end-stopped
infinitive
frame
deus ex machina
14. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
lampoon
collocation/Idiom
caesura
empathy
15. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
rhythm
lampoon
compound sentence
foreshadowing
16. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
colloquial
verbal irony
etymology
anachronism
17. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
roman a clef
verbal irony
metaphysical poetry
lampoon
18. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
meter
idyll
elliptical construction
consonance
19. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part - also when the name of a material stands for the thing itself
idyll
consonance
realism
synecdoche
20. The main character in a work of literature
protagonist
indirect quotation
syntax
explication
21. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
catharsis
epic
pathetic fallacy
agreement
22. A verse with five poetic feet per line
hyperbole
lyric poetry
pentameter
cacaphony
23. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
verbal irony
humanism
style
bombast
24. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
abstract language
belle-lettres
assonance
gerund
25. 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
wit
connotation
mode
aphorism
26. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
mock epic
couplet
narrative
point of view
27. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
deouement
carpe diem
epithet
symbolism
28. Language that describes specific - observable things
predicate nominative
tragedy
parable
concrete language
29. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
rhyme
simple sentence
paradox
infinitive
30. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
predicate adjective
meter
narrative
naturalism
31. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
dramatic irony
kenning
theme
middle english
32. Grating - inharmonious sounds
in medias res
cacaphony
realism
epic
33. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
expose
romance
deouement
fable
34. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
loose sentence
myth
humanism
paradox
35. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
bibliography
epigram
rhyme
oxymoron
36. The work of poets - particularly those of the seventeenth century - that uses elaborate conceits - is highly intellectual - and expresses the complexities of love and life
enjambment
metaphysical poetry
antagonist
climax
37. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
archetype
epic
pulp fiction
pun
38. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
antithesis
vernacular
syntax
flashback
39. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
myth
middle english
novel of manners
falling action
40. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
cacaphony
rhetorical stance
muse
genre
41. 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
assonance
point of view
rhyme
irony
42. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
naturalism
rhetoric
innuendo
bard
43. A term for the title character of a work of literature
frame
extended metaphor
eponymous
metaphor
44. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
verse
elliptical construction
cliche
caricature
45. A noun that renames the subject
periodic sentence
predicate nominative
anachronism
in medias res
46. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
gothic novel
colloquial
trope
theme
47. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
adage
enjambment
figurative language
idyll
48. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
bibliography
ambiguity
complex sentence
rhetorical stance
49. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
style
middle english
abstract
maxim
50. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
omniscient narrator
caesura
allegory
periodic sentence