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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
genre
realism
epigram
fantasy
2. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
naturalism
conceit
simple sentence
bard
3. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
simple sentence
end-stopped
aphorism
belle-lettres
4. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
ellipsis
quatrain
rhyme
conceit
5. 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
plot
belle-lettres
assonance
mock epic
6. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
simile
implied metaphor
bibliography
exegesis
7. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
double entendre
expose
collocation/Idiom
complex sentence
8. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
indirect quotation
bathos
canon
climax
9. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
plot
aphorism
symbolism
free verse
10. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
ellipsis
first person narrative
euphemism
bibliography
11. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
protagonist
middle english
bathos
villanelle
12. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
protagonist
conceit
paradox
double entendre
13. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
connotation
dramatic irony
metonymy
loose sentence
14. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
pathetic fallacy
plot
sonnet
exposition
15. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
villanelle
epigram
rhetoric
style
16. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
simile
in medias res
mood
kenning
17. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
pseudonym
gothic novel
innuendo
epithet
18. The origin or derivation of a word
etymology
ambiguity
expose
quatrain
19. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
ballad
assonance
deouement
simile
20. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
melodrama
parable
stream of consciousness
image
21. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
moral
free verse
annotation
verbal irony
22. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
exposition
moral
epic
in medias res
23. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
figurative language
setting
title character
abstract
24. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
denotation
pathetic fallacy
naturalism
style
25. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
eponymous
personification
pun
analogy
26. One independent clause and no dependent clause
prosody
simple sentence
empathy
rhetoric
27. 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
subplot
consonance
synecdoche
abstract
28. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
setting
prosody
implied metaphor
etymology
29. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
predicate adjective
stream of consciousness
irony
metaphysical poetry
30. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
epic
naturalism
end-stopped
deouement
31. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
hyperbole
plot
analogy
pathos
32. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
split infinitives
montage
cacaphony
metaphor
33. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
epigram
middle english
exposition
style
34. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
fantasy
ellipsis
farce
realism
35. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
enjambment
humanism
conceit
consonance
36. A false name or alias used by writers
verisimilitude
epithet
pseudonym
burlesque
37. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
muse
pentameter
free verse
agreement
38. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
split infinitives
metaphysical poetry
lyric poetry
verbal irony
39. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
foot
exposition
split infinitives
cacaphony
40. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
gerund
elegy
villanelle
empathy
41. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
rhyme
simple sentence
bombast
predicate adjective
42. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
frame
novel of manners
end-stopped
montage
43. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
allegory
picaresque novel
diction
naturalism
44. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
personification
mock epic
subtext
euphony
45. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
idyll
pseudonym
litotes
collocation/Idiom
46. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
exposition
epigram
foot
elliptical construction
47. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
archetype
cacaphony
lyric poetry
pseudonym
48. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
euphony
enjambment
frame
sentiment
49. A work of literature dealing with rural life
climax
plot
tragedy
pastoral
50. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
tone
adage
ambiguity
classical - classicism