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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
voice
complex sentence
periodic sentence
hyperbole
2. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
rhythm
canon
loose sentence
rhetorical stance
3. Language that describes specific - observable things
concrete language
rhetoric
humanism
archetype
4. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
compound-complex sentence
theme
implied metaphor
idyll
5. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
setting
archetype
compound sentence
elegy
6. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
ode
lyric poetry
assonance
7. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
bard
end-stopped
simile
satire
8. 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
carpe diem
plot
title character
roman a clef
9. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
point of view
style
interrogative sentence
personification
10. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
empathy
bard
in medias res
parody
11. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
pulp fiction
fable
image
subplot
12. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
antithesis
belle-lettres
light verse
archetype
13. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
eponymous
personification
carpe diem
predicate nominative
14. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
euphemism
metaphor
rhyme
onomatopoeia
15. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
sentiment
abstract
loose sentence
16. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
foreshadowing
meter
light verse
diction
17. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
classic
compound sentence
oxymoron
couplet
18. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
theme
lampoon
consonance
ellipsis
19. One independent clause and no dependent clause
climax
euphony
connotation
simple sentence
20. 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
vernacular
synecdoche
enjambment
anachronism
21. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
loose sentence
litotes
loose sentence
metaphysical poetry
22. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
motif
kenning
rhyme
antagonist
23. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
bathos
irony
idyll
extended metaphor
24. The origin or derivation of a word
etymology
stanza
mock epic
classical - classicism
25. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
exposition
etymology
canon
humanism
26. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
split infinitives
rhyme
compound sentence
bathos
27. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
hubris
enjambment
infinitive
assonance
28. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
sentimental
ottava rima
epithet
genre
29. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
prosody
style
fable
bard
30. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
allegory
idyll
deouement
sentiment
31. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
predicate adjective
double entendre
symbolism
bombast
32. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pentameter
double entendre
couplet
first person narrative
33. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
wit
irony
middle english
deus ex machina
34. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
novel of manners
style
periodic sentence
abstract language
35. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
bard
denotation
non sequitur
catharsis
36. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
theme
lyric poetry
collocation/Idiom
elliptical construction
37. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
predicate adjective
anglo-saxon diction
eponymous
motif
38. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
colloquial
antithesis
catharsis
oxymoron
39. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
muse
euphony
wit
old english
40. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
harangue
voice
prosody
caesura
41. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
subtext
sentiment
subplot
enjambment
42. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
gerund
cliche
colloquial
exposition
43. The main character in a work of literature
pathetic fallacy
predicate nominative
metonymy
protagonist
44. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
antagonist
narrative
verbal irony
middle english
45. The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict
image
epigram
archetype
falling action
46. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
predicate nominative
fable
pulp fiction
montage
47. 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
maxim
satire
bildungsroman
lyric poetry
48. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
satire
annotation
trope
non sequitur
49. 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
carpe diem
wit
fable
periodic sentence
50. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
flashback
adage
maxim
annotation