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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
rhyme
verse
colloquial
light verse
2. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
bard
rhetorical stance
oxymoron
end-stopped
3. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
sentiment
romance
adage
falling action
4. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
infinitive
epithet
in medias res
agreement
5. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
adage
protagonist
motif
mock epic
6. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
allegory
cliche
implied metaphor
naturalism
7. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
irony
parody
harangue
climax
8. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
deouement
title character
melodrama
moral
9. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
verse
ellipsis
anglo-saxon diction
pseudonym
10. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
omniscient narrator
figurative language
alliteration
litotes
11. The origin or derivation of a word
realism
etymology
theme
caricature
12. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
simile
colloquial
paradox
parable
13. 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
epigram
scan
middle english
colloquial
14. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
compound sentence
paradox
fantasy
fable
15. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
canon
realism
pathetic fallacy
collocation/Idiom
16. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
paradox
title character
maxim
extended metaphor
17. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
litotes
lyric poetry
colloquial
18. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
elliptical construction
bombast
prosody
exposition
19. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
point of view
roman a clef
paraphrase
colloquial
20. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
invective
rhythm
falling action
pathetic fallacy
21. 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
wit
interrogative sentence
stream of consciousness
plot
22. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
litotes
paraphrase
allegory
subtext
23. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
apollonian
light verse
parody
pulp fiction
24. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
rhyme scheme
realism
periodic sentence
bathos
25. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
moral
synecdoche
metaphysical poetry
alliteration
26. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
muse
foot
free verse
quatrain
27. The emotional tone in a work of literature
deus ex machina
mood
middle english
invective
28. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
compound sentence
bard
trope
paraphrase
29. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
pathetic fallacy
simile
compound sentence
moral
30. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
melodrama
frame
image
indirect quotation
31. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
motif
theme
romance
complex sentence
32. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
light verse
paradox
protagonist
pseudonym
33. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
satire
foreshadowing
rhetorical stance
meter
34. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
antithesis
allusion
bombast
meter
35. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
elliptical construction
deouement
hubris
bibliography
36. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
periodic sentence
apostrophe
narrative
37. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
complex sentence
farce
image
anglo-saxon diction
38. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
simple sentence
empathy
euphony
scan
39. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
colloquial
cliche
free verse
exegesis
40. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
apollonian
allusion
tragedy
harangue
41. 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
bildungsroman
foreshadowing
apollonian
villanelle
42. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
balanced sentence
free verse
consonance
aphorism
43. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
couplet
naturalism
satire
pentameter
44. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
classic
satire
meter
hyperbole
45. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
scan
dramatic irony
picaresque novel
carpe diem
46. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
trope
periodic sentence
scan
archetype
47. A parody of traditional epic form
myth
villanelle
sentimental
mock epic
48. A false name or alias used by writers
metaphor
verbal irony
romance
pseudonym
49. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
stream of consciousness
loose sentence
apostrophe
implied metaphor
50. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
roman a clef
middle english
annotation
periodic sentence