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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
compound sentence
metonymy
epic
mock epic
2. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
metaphor
verbal irony
cliche
title character
3. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
non sequitur
compound sentence
hubris
personification
4. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
tragedy
light verse
foreshadowing
eponymous
5. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
scan
stanza
compound sentence
melodrama
6. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
euphony
scan
foreshadowing
ambiguity
7. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
adage
figurative language
deus ex machina
omniscient narrator
8. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
gothic novel
kenning
foot
motif
9. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
point of view
fantasy
flashback
annotation
10. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
conceit
onomatopoeia
harangue
periodic sentence
11. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
dionysian
onomatopoeia
loose sentence
colloquial
12. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
fable
rhetoric
sentiment
analogy
13. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
stream of consciousness
verbal irony
rhetoric
interrogative sentence
14. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
hubris
roman a clef
meter
exegesis
15. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
lyric poetry
assonance
omniscient narrator
lampoon
16. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
classical - classicism
allusion
loose sentence
villanelle
17. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
persona
abstract language
foot
split infinitives
18. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
verbal irony
paradox
cliche
meter
19. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
extended metaphor
empathy
assonance
climax
20. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
antithesis
gerund
rhythm
periodic sentence
21. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
rhythm
muse
aphorism
sentimental
22. 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
tone
quatrain
pulp fiction
couplet
23. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
euphemism
subplot
ballad
trope
24. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
omniscient narrator
rhetoric
analogy
25. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
apollonian
hubris
lyric poetry
adage
26. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
voice
foreshadowing
picaresque novel
euphemism
27. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
fable
ode
simple sentence
title character
28. 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
fantasy
simile
fable
periodic sentence
29. 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
pentameter
bildungsroman
belle-lettres
fable
30. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
prosody
interrogative sentence
simile
novel of manners
31. 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
tragedy
trope
synecdoche
metaphor
32. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
abstract
periodic sentence
point of view
realism
33. 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
trope
expose
analogy
34. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
pentameter
abstract
stanza
farce
35. A work of literature dealing with rural life
stanza
pastoral
rhyme scheme
figurative language
36. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
humanism
oxymoron
trope
montage
37. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
predicate nominative
ambiguity
litotes
sonnet
38. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
caricature
synecdoche
conceit
trope
39. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
paraphrase
classic
archetype
balanced sentence
40. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
sonnet
metaphor
pun
caesura
41. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
cliche
eponymous
trope
apollonian
42. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
concrete language
indirect quotation
allusion
roman a clef
43. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
rhetorical stance
flashback
metaphor
abstract
44. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
lampoon
apostrophe
free verse
45. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
abstract
synecdoche
frame
assonance
46. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
prosody
explication
farce
couplet
47. 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
sarcasm
carpe diem
syntax
scan
48. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
double entendre
rhetoric
novel of manners
loose sentence
49. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
antithesis
middle english
bathos
fable
50. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
gothic novel
classic
figurative language
style