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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
flashback
satire
canon
exposition
2. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
pastoral
dionysian
gerund
caesura
3. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
bildungsroman
farce
couplet
end-stopped
4. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
climax
dramatic irony
pastoral
vernacular
5. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
oxymoron
antagonist
setting
analogy
6. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
moral
predicate nominative
protagonist
pastoral
7. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
split infinitives
compound sentence
prosody
lyric poetry
8. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
pathetic fallacy
elliptical construction
ode
romance
9. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
naturalism
deouement
sonnet
periodic sentence
10. 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
apollonian
anglo-saxon diction
falling action
parable
11. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
mode
style
genre
personification
12. A sentence that follows the customary word order of english sentences - ie subject verb object. the main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses
loose sentence
concrete language
cliche
myth
13. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
bard
belle-lettres
myth
personification
14. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
predicate adjective
pulp fiction
rhyme scheme
bombast
15. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
exegesis
personification
loose sentence
fantasy
16. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
humanism
agreement
satire
euphony
17. 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
scan
implied metaphor
hubris
free verse
18. Two or more independent clauses
predicate adjective
compound sentence
image
lampoon
19. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
idyll
assonance
connotation
epigram
20. The interpretation or analysis of a text
stanza
complex sentence
explication
euphemism
21. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
pentameter
abstract language
montage
syntax
22. Issues a comand
rhyme scheme
imperative sentence
apostrophe
flashback
23. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
catharsis
lyric poetry
non sequitur
exegesis
24. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
stream of consciousness
pseudonym
denotation
imperative sentence
25. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
syntax
collocation/Idiom
metaphysical poetry
simile
26. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
sentimental
lyric poetry
deus ex machina
middle english
27. A parody of traditional epic form
ottava rima
wit
mock epic
antithesis
28. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
carpe diem
myth
canon
parody
29. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
anachronism
allegory
idyll
deus ex machina
30. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
loose sentence
plot
ellipsis
fantasy
31. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
ellipsis
first person narrative
caricature
harangue
32. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
balanced sentence
collocation/Idiom
bibliography
metonymy
33. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
end-stopped
epigram
gothic novel
gerund
34. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
catharsis
assonance
humanism
protagonist
35. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
adage
couplet
ambiguity
old english
36. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
canon
simile
elliptical construction
bildungsroman
37. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
sentimental
roman a clef
light verse
image
38. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
caricature
paradox
belle-lettres
scan
39. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
rhetorical stance
compound-complex sentence
bombast
classical - classicism
40. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
verisimilitude
sentiment
quatrain
consonance
41. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
gerund
bard
motif
omniscient narrator
42. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
rhyme scheme
pentameter
simple sentence
predicate adjective
43. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
rhetorical stance
complex sentence
concrete language
stream of consciousness
44. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
antithesis
diction
realism
omniscient narrator
45. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
fantasy
personification
carpe diem
loose sentence
46. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
antagonist
abstract
elegy
euphony
47. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
abstract language
mode
rhyme
canon
48. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
gerund
pulp fiction
annotation
voice
49. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
motif
ellipsis
annotation
predicate adjective
50. A verse with five poetic feet per line
light verse
pentameter
dionysian
ottava rima