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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
personification
voice
quatrain
balanced sentence
2. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
non sequitur
naturalism
denotation
myth
3. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
verse
anachronism
invective
foot
4. 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
empathy
scan
subplot
anglo-saxon diction
5. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
onomatopoeia
novel of manners
style
stanza
6. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
hyperbole
verbal irony
annotation
wit
7. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
fantasy
caricature
invective
anachronism
8. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
adage
maxim
end-stopped
double entendre
9. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
pulp fiction
harangue
fantasy
balanced sentence
10. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
mock epic
syntax
moral
ellipsis
11. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
carpe diem
adage
picaresque novel
protagonist
12. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
interrogative sentence
ellipsis
concrete language
simple sentence
13. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
verbal irony
innuendo
antithesis
villanelle
14. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
middle english
indirect quotation
apostrophe
subtext
15. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
motif
style
maxim
middle english
16. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
genre
metonymy
in medias res
ambiguity
17. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
in medias res
balanced sentence
loose sentence
periodic sentence
18. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
fable
pentameter
adage
scan
19. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
flashback
synecdoche
roman a clef
simile
20. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
personification
infinitive
diction
etymology
21. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
voice
implied metaphor
rhyme
point of view
22. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
fantasy
classical - classicism
periodic sentence
allusion
23. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
bildungsroman
exegesis
verisimilitude
archetype
24. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
paraphrase
free verse
caricature
ottava rima
25. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
antagonist
tone
classical - classicism
metaphysical poetry
26. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
end-stopped
dramatic irony
climax
rhyme
27. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
periodic sentence
antagonist
motif
foot
28. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
rhyme
ambiguity
gerund
29. Grating - inharmonious sounds
pastoral
anglo-saxon diction
caesura
cacaphony
30. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
farce
abstract language
realism
free verse
31. A term for the title character of a work of literature
villanelle
eponymous
adage
aphorism
32. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
verbal irony
explication
naturalism
split infinitives
33. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
apostrophe
abstract language
parody
sentimental
34. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
carpe diem
ode
symbolism
paradox
35. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
expose
cacaphony
conceit
satire
36. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
indirect quotation
allegory
canon
realism
37. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
paraphrase
elliptical construction
colloquial
verse
38. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
lyric poetry
rhythm
omniscient narrator
figurative language
39. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
moral
meter
quatrain
epithet
40. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
metaphor
empathy
theme
non sequitur
41. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
pulp fiction
paradox
muse
rhyme scheme
42. Two or more independent clauses
climax
paraphrase
compound sentence
ambiguity
43. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
syntax
concrete language
trope
personification
44. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
loose sentence
epic
cliche
style
45. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
mode
collocation/Idiom
sentimental
light verse
46. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
pathetic fallacy
antagonist
title character
carpe diem
47. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
consonance
quatrain
burlesque
hyperbole
48. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
couplet
aphorism
frame
colloquial
49. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
pseudonym
romance
lyric poetry
stanza
50. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
stream of consciousness
metonymy
humanism
rhyme