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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
parody
adage
mode
2. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
setting
paradox
light verse
personification
3. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
archetype
foreshadowing
non sequitur
imperative sentence
4. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
verbal irony
antagonist
eponymous
farce
5. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
deus ex machina
innuendo
synecdoche
denotation
6. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
vernacular
rhyme scheme
plot
conceit
7. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
loose sentence
periodic sentence
caricature
8. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
vernacular
motif
extended metaphor
personification
9. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
metaphysical poetry
annotation
pathetic fallacy
sentiment
10. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
compound-complex sentence
foreshadowing
harangue
expose
11. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
climax
protagonist
deouement
motif
12. 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
bildungsroman
quatrain
falling action
elliptical construction
13. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
complex sentence
realism
collocation/Idiom
pun
14. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
deouement
mode
apostrophe
pseudonym
15. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
hubris
pulp fiction
motif
point of view
16. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
sonnet
analogy
split infinitives
adage
17. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
imperative sentence
melodrama
exposition
annotation
18. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
onomatopoeia
sentiment
colloquial
climax
19. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
foreshadowing
metaphor
sentimental
sentiment
20. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
invective
archetype
compound-complex sentence
euphemism
21. A work of literature dealing with rural life
satire
figurative language
pastoral
omniscient narrator
22. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
hyperbole
moral
pulp fiction
gerund
23. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
parody
abstract
paraphrase
predicate nominative
24. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
carpe diem
predicate nominative
gothic novel
agreement
25. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
implied metaphor
metonymy
loose sentence
parody
26. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
flashback
vernacular
metaphysical poetry
persona
27. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
innuendo
flashback
metaphor
subplot
28. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
denotation
prosody
lyric poetry
meter
29. Issues a comand
imperative sentence
style
gothic novel
prosody
30. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
dionysian
scan
sentimental
ballad
31. The emotional tone in a work of literature
invective
parody
farce
mood
32. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
abstract
couplet
foot
pseudonym
33. Language that describes specific - observable things
concrete language
frame
ode
classical - classicism
34. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
consonance
subplot
innuendo
sarcasm
35. An adjective that follows a linking verb
setting
predicate adjective
consonance
maxim
36. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
burlesque
lampoon
epigram
humanism
37. A term for the title character of a work of literature
frame
syntax
kenning
eponymous
38. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
metaphysical poetry
trope
dionysian
ottava rima
39. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
bathos
sentimental
deus ex machina
lyric poetry
40. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
lampoon
pun
abstract language
subtext
41. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
bathos
prosody
belle-lettres
middle english
42. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
satire
villanelle
abstract
hyperbole
43. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
harangue
paradox
elliptical construction
foot
44. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
rhetoric
ode
pathos
hyperbole
45. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
balanced sentence
assonance
belle-lettres
infinitive
46. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
annotation
epigram
ambiguity
syntax
47. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
mode
setting
apollonian
simple sentence
48. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
kenning
realism
meter
setting
49. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
apollonian
exegesis
infinitive
carpe diem
50. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
adage
interrogative sentence
analogy
protagonist