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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
allusion
denotation
extended metaphor
metaphor
2. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
cacaphony
complex sentence
symbolism
point of view
3. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
allusion
onomatopoeia
assonance
agreement
4. 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
analogy
picaresque novel
bildungsroman
epithet
5. 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
melodrama
motif
humanism
tragedy
6. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
eponymous
carpe diem
ambiguity
prosody
7. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
melodrama
denotation
montage
falling action
8. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
allegory
pathos
gerund
exposition
9. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
moral
bildungsroman
meter
ballad
10. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
anachronism
roman a clef
meter
implied metaphor
11. 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
prosody
loose sentence
rhetoric
carpe diem
12. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
bibliography
dionysian
annotation
image
13. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
elliptical construction
ellipsis
alliteration
allusion
14. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
compound-complex sentence
connotation
quatrain
lampoon
15. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
free verse
caricature
predicate adjective
implied metaphor
16. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
harangue
abstract
simile
vernacular
17. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
balanced sentence
pastoral
assonance
caricature
18. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
periodic sentence
epigram
picaresque novel
dionysian
19. 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
innuendo
tone
cacaphony
scan
20. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
first person narrative
archetype
belle-lettres
motif
21. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
image
catharsis
caesura
exposition
22. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
setting
melodrama
foreshadowing
verse
23. A term for the title character of a work of literature
predicate adjective
moral
eponymous
romance
24. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
euphony
personification
pulp fiction
caesura
25. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
syntax
first person narrative
invective
frame
26. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
extended metaphor
elegy
interrogative sentence
euphemism
27. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
loose sentence
gerund
personification
etymology
28. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
indirect quotation
antithesis
alliteration
extended metaphor
29. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
naturalism
idyll
apostrophe
sentimental
30. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
litotes
title character
ballad
tragedy
31. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
consonance
colloquial
collocation/Idiom
annotation
32. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
assonance
epigram
split infinitives
naturalism
33. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
predicate nominative
litotes
pentameter
tragedy
34. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
wit
ode
cacaphony
oxymoron
35. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
abstract language
hubris
tone
verbal irony
36. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
alliteration
voice
cacaphony
persona
37. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
lyric poetry
pathos
romance
ode
38. Language that describes specific - observable things
dramatic irony
oxymoron
concrete language
caricature
39. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
figurative language
classic
hyperbole
bard
40. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
compound sentence
protagonist
sentimental
point of view
41. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
light verse
assonance
loose sentence
deus ex machina
42. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
etymology
collocation/Idiom
indirect quotation
colloquial
43. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
rhythm
apollonian
lyric poetry
old english
44. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
elliptical construction
assonance
empathy
personification
45. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
sentiment
tragedy
pathos
belle-lettres
46. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
metaphysical poetry
alliteration
maxim
subplot
47. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
pun
implied metaphor
stanza
novel of manners
48. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
roman a clef
parody
rhyme scheme
omniscient narrator
49. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
paradox
sonnet
deouement
elliptical construction
50. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
interrogative sentence
omniscient narrator
verse
diction