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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
wit
ode
epithet
pulp fiction
2. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
bathos
rhyme
deus ex machina
roman a clef
3. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
classical - classicism
genre
pentameter
metonymy
4. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
indirect quotation
verisimilitude
parable
kenning
5. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
denotation
belle-lettres
myth
picaresque novel
6. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
annotation
pulp fiction
belle-lettres
melodrama
7. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
pastoral
anglo-saxon diction
dramatic irony
tragedy
8. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
point of view
interrogative sentence
canon
personification
9. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
lyric poetry
euphemism
stream of consciousness
prosody
10. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
allegory
stream of consciousness
flashback
paraphrase
11. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. the characteristic emotion that pervades a work or part of a work--the spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
eponymous
omniscient narrator
tone
double entendre
12. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
wit
voice
villanelle
annotation
13. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
prosody
irony
ellipsis
innuendo
14. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
lampoon
old english
metonymy
humanism
15. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
concrete language
pathetic fallacy
burlesque
hyperbole
16. 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
denotation
ottava rima
wit
stanza
17. 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
fable
bildungsroman
title character
villanelle
18. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
anglo-saxon diction
couplet
caricature
ellipsis
19. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
ottava rima
invective
classic
light verse
20. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
alliteration
roman a clef
idyll
genre
21. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
couplet
flashback
paraphrase
sonnet
22. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
couplet
title character
foreshadowing
flashback
23. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
alliteration
moral
realism
title character
24. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
image
farce
paradox
motif
25. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
predicate nominative
loose sentence
myth
light verse
26. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
pentameter
periodic sentence
idyll
lampoon
27. An adjective that follows a linking verb
image
figurative language
mood
predicate adjective
28. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
ode
deouement
old english
29. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
scan
metaphor
genre
style
30. Language that describes specific - observable things
concrete language
catharsis
balanced sentence
loose sentence
31. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
epithet
realism
consonance
narrative
32. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
hubris
fable
image
epigram
33. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
syntax
ellipsis
lyric poetry
epic
34. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
invective
stanza
free verse
extended metaphor
35. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
ellipsis
anachronism
double entendre
apollonian
36. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
ambiguity
sarcasm
ballad
myth
37. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
abstract language
parable
implied metaphor
theme
38. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
carpe diem
cliche
bard
figurative language
39. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
litotes
complex sentence
bard
verbal irony
40. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
paradox
euphemism
figurative language
light verse
41. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
novel of manners
bathos
rhetorical stance
gothic novel
42. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
novel of manners
metaphysical poetry
abstract
allegory
43. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
non sequitur
deouement
ambiguity
periodic sentence
44. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
alliteration
extended metaphor
balanced sentence
bard
45. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
abstract language
loose sentence
voice
scan
46. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
collocation/Idiom
first person narrative
farce
classical - classicism
47. A verse with five poetic feet per line
enjambment
oxymoron
pentameter
scan
48. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
anglo-saxon diction
gerund
expose
stream of consciousness
49. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
elegy
bibliography
consonance
deus ex machina
50. 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
symbolism
hubris
scan
sarcasm