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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
bathos
carpe diem
persona
eponymous
2. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
verbal irony
epigram
maxim
pathetic fallacy
3. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
romance
infinitive
balanced sentence
quatrain
4. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
euphony
denotation
kenning
innuendo
5. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
simile
narrative
rhythm
apostrophe
6. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
bildungsroman
caesura
moral
belle-lettres
7. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
exegesis
idyll
infinitive
8. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
idyll
elliptical construction
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
9. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
realism
climax
picaresque novel
sentiment
10. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
interrogative sentence
foreshadowing
couplet
11. 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
old english
agreement
consonance
falling action
12. The emotional tone in a work of literature
frame
aphorism
mood
collocation/Idiom
13. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
simple sentence
trope
lyric poetry
innuendo
14. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
farce
sentiment
narrative
rhetoric
15. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
voice
narrative
pseudonym
non sequitur
16. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
euphemism
montage
dramatic irony
parody
17. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
alliteration
deouement
oxymoron
ellipsis
18. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
persona
dionysian
loose sentence
conceit
19. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
metaphysical poetry
personification
carpe diem
antagonist
20. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
protagonist
double entendre
style
lyric poetry
21. An adjective that follows a linking verb
hyperbole
novel of manners
predicate adjective
theme
22. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
non sequitur
realism
oxymoron
dionysian
23. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
hubris
double entendre
maxim
old english
24. Two or more independent clauses
harangue
compound sentence
subplot
climax
25. 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
etymology
empathy
classical - classicism
plot
26. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
apollonian
compound sentence
ottava rima
elegy
27. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
tone
epic
consonance
theme
28. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
gerund
elegy
maxim
gothic novel
29. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
maxim
rhetoric
adage
non sequitur
30. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
apollonian
antagonist
expose
connotation
31. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
bombast
implied metaphor
apostrophe
plot
32. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
caricature
predicate nominative
foot
elliptical construction
33. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
burlesque
picaresque novel
infinitive
frame
34. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
in medias res
novel of manners
loose sentence
aphorism
35. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
epithet
villanelle
bildungsroman
innuendo
36. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
setting
foot
motif
ambiguity
37. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
ambiguity
trope
alliteration
melodrama
38. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
satire
apostrophe
eponymous
symbolism
39. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
fable
light verse
foot
deus ex machina
40. The interpretation or analysis of a text
sentimental
explication
quatrain
romance
41. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
middle english
carpe diem
hyperbole
verbal irony
42. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is
enjambment
motif
subtext
verisimilitude
43. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
indirect quotation
in medias res
canon
44. Issues a comand
sonnet
loose sentence
gothic novel
imperative sentence
45. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
euphemism
sonnet
fantasy
abstract language
46. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
compound sentence
voice
figurative language
hyperbole
47. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
bombast
pathetic fallacy
omniscient narrator
naturalism
48. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
metaphysical poetry
lyric poetry
ambiguity
imperative sentence
49. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
falling action
deouement
lyric poetry
montage
50. 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
metaphysical poetry
apostrophe
balanced sentence
realism