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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
irony
alliteration
hubris
enjambment
2. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
bard
verbal irony
narrative
euphony
3. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
pentameter
verse
idyll
myth
4. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
foot
first person narrative
scan
end-stopped
5. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
satire
exegesis
naturalism
humanism
6. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
infinitive
deouement
syntax
non sequitur
7. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
myth
deouement
bathos
apollonian
8. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
cliche
narrative
belle-lettres
conceit
9. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
mock epic
stream of consciousness
carpe diem
assonance
10. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
vernacular
pathetic fallacy
connotation
couplet
11. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
stream of consciousness
fable
mode
exposition
12. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
gothic novel
hubris
expose
13. Grating - inharmonious sounds
simple sentence
loose sentence
cacaphony
lyric poetry
14. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
bard
annotation
classic
motif
15. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
subtext
exegesis
flashback
parody
16. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
subtext
allegory
theme
antagonist
17. A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated - often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected
irony
antagonist
ellipsis
sentiment
18. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
harangue
stanza
agreement
climax
19. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
enjambment
pun
omniscient narrator
kenning
20. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
pulp fiction
innuendo
bildungsroman
lyric poetry
21. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
dramatic irony
image
simple sentence
allegory
22. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
stream of consciousness
style
moral
irony
23. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
sentiment
innuendo
allegory
image
24. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
abstract language
muse
periodic sentence
onomatopoeia
25. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
sentiment
figurative language
melodrama
first person narrative
26. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
enjambment
hubris
light verse
complex sentence
27. The work of poets - particularly those of the seventeenth century - that uses elaborate conceits - is highly intellectual - and expresses the complexities of love and life
motif
colloquial
metaphysical poetry
double entendre
28. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
montage
mode
catharsis
hubris
29. The main character in a work of literature
symbolism
empathy
naturalism
protagonist
30. The origin or derivation of a word
etymology
persona
caricature
climax
31. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
bibliography
annotation
interrogative sentence
balanced sentence
32. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
kenning
diction
title character
persona
33. A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that causes the hero considerable anguish
pathos
compound sentence
tragedy
sarcasm
34. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
genre
fable
realism
deouement
35. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
innuendo
symbolism
genre
anachronism
36. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
dramatic irony
split infinitives
archetype
tone
37. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
etymology
catharsis
falling action
stanza
38. 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
pathos
exposition
free verse
39. 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
allusion
quatrain
scan
gerund
40. A term for the title character of a work of literature
eponymous
montage
predicate nominative
vernacular
41. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
pulp fiction
in medias res
foot
infinitive
42. The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene
predicate adjective
elliptical construction
wit
paradox
43. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
frame
apollonian
concrete language
sonnet
44. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
bathos
symbolism
foot
belle-lettres
45. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
realism
conceit
catharsis
46. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
infinitive
image
humanism
abstract language
47. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
cliche
dionysian
metonymy
foot
48. 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
rhetoric
loose sentence
vernacular
carpe diem
49. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
implied metaphor
periodic sentence
fable
predicate adjective
50. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
foreshadowing
synecdoche
aphorism
non sequitur
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