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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
kenning
point of view
ambiguity
farce
2. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
genre
exegesis
indirect quotation
kenning
3. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
couplet
foot
etymology
mood
4. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
euphemism
prosody
lyric poetry
deouement
5. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
epigram
denotation
antithesis
predicate nominative
6. 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
quatrain
periodic sentence
syntax
exposition
7. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
epic
couplet
stream of consciousness
meter
8. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
ambiguity
metonymy
rhyme
enjambment
9. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
bathos
elegy
villanelle
omniscient narrator
10. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
omniscient narrator
realism
pun
litotes
11. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
middle english
adage
fantasy
12. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
realism
metonymy
colloquial
gothic novel
13. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
ode
archetype
farce
metaphor
14. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
indirect quotation
fantasy
anachronism
setting
15. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
novel of manners
bard
elegy
empathy
16. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
harangue
elliptical construction
roman a clef
farce
17. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
caricature
colloquial
extended metaphor
moral
18. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
naturalism
epigram
sentiment
voice
19. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
hubris
allegory
rhyme scheme
conceit
20. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
synecdoche
subplot
personification
in medias res
21. 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
bildungsroman
scan
rhetorical stance
predicate adjective
22. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
extended metaphor
trope
rhyme scheme
pathos
23. 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
innuendo
bombast
narrative
bildungsroman
24. A term for the title character of a work of literature
abstract
eponymous
picaresque novel
analogy
25. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
villanelle
allegory
stream of consciousness
simile
26. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
fable
muse
balanced sentence
foreshadowing
27. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
flashback
moral
anachronism
novel of manners
28. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
predicate nominative
protagonist
humanism
epic
29. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
dramatic irony
middle english
sarcasm
farce
30. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
assonance
rhetoric
split infinitives
31. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
imperative sentence
diction
metaphor
abstract
32. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
persona
agreement
ottava rima
oxymoron
33. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
verbal irony
gothic novel
theme
symbolism
34. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
subtext
classical - classicism
stanza
35. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
aphorism
hyperbole
abstract
anglo-saxon diction
36. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
allegory
archetype
deus ex machina
gothic novel
37. 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
oxymoron
mock epic
burlesque
synecdoche
38. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
cliche
exegesis
montage
consonance
39. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
rhythm
archetype
allusion
omniscient narrator
40. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
euphemism
foreshadowing
flashback
pathos
41. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
style
foot
omniscient narrator
belle-lettres
42. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
epigram
rhetorical stance
omniscient narrator
frame
43. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
bard
kenning
rhetorical stance
pseudonym
44. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
sonnet
analogy
paraphrase
epithet
45. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
analogy
antagonist
mode
burlesque
46. Two or more independent clauses
diction
compound sentence
harangue
onomatopoeia
47. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
enjambment
wit
middle english
fantasy
48. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
euphemism
deus ex machina
motif
light verse
49. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
idyll
tone
bathos
middle english
50. 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
predicate adjective
rhyme
tone
idyll
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