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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
oxymoron
deouement
epithet
vernacular
2. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
assonance
epigram
pentameter
analogy
3. 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
conceit
picaresque novel
compound sentence
metaphysical poetry
4. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
bombast
rhetorical stance
eponymous
maxim
5. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
abstract
simile
quatrain
loose sentence
6. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
catharsis
roman a clef
villanelle
montage
7. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
bombast
verse
style
rhyme scheme
8. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
rhetorical stance
ode
pentameter
frame
9. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
abstract language
etymology
epigram
omniscient narrator
10. 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
empathy
synecdoche
hubris
canon
11. A work of literature dealing with rural life
canon
pastoral
symbolism
pentameter
12. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
harangue
implied metaphor
dionysian
bathos
13. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
fantasy
double entendre
bildungsroman
predicate adjective
14. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
persona
deouement
agreement
first person narrative
15. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
symbolism
idyll
infinitive
16. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
annotation
apostrophe
colloquial
17. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
conceit
caricature
ambiguity
title character
18. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
deouement
enjambment
simple sentence
carpe diem
19. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
mode
humanism
rhyme
foreshadowing
20. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
predicate nominative
foot
prosody
burlesque
21. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
abstract language
romance
complex sentence
theme
22. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
picaresque novel
couplet
stanza
consonance
23. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
verbal irony
foreshadowing
farce
meter
24. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
balanced sentence
canon
ellipsis
lampoon
25. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
pun
melodrama
imperative sentence
bildungsroman
26. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
foreshadowing
classic
couplet
falling action
27. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
deus ex machina
mode
stream of consciousness
compound sentence
28. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
ellipsis
rhythm
paraphrase
mood
29. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
archetype
climax
mode
sarcasm
30. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
ambiguity
allegory
verbal irony
omniscient narrator
31. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
pseudonym
infinitive
parable
quatrain
32. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
agreement
rhetorical stance
theme
assonance
33. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
balanced sentence
bard
dramatic irony
exposition
34. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
prosody
montage
classical - classicism
35. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
stanza
belle-lettres
invective
figurative language
36. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
annotation
compound sentence
idyll
villanelle
37. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
onomatopoeia
implied metaphor
extended metaphor
bibliography
38. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
enjambment
concrete language
free verse
verse
39. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
anachronism
omniscient narrator
quatrain
deouement
40. Two or more independent clauses
concrete language
compound sentence
scan
predicate nominative
41. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
paraphrase
ambiguity
stream of consciousness
gerund
42. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
novel of manners
melodrama
quatrain
caesura
43. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
eponymous
prosody
exposition
in medias res
44. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
antagonist
montage
predicate nominative
sentimental
45. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
humanism
annotation
maxim
novel of manners
46. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
split infinitives
end-stopped
verbal irony
periodic sentence
47. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
symbolism
interrogative sentence
frame
fantasy
48. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
deus ex machina
voice
figurative language
tragedy
49. 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
exegesis
falling action
dionysian
lyric poetry
50. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
archetype
infinitive
predicate adjective
parody