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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
indirect quotation
gerund
canon
bibliography
2. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
fable
old english
empathy
non sequitur
3. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
muse
verse
oxymoron
simile
4. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
pseudonym
anachronism
title character
caricature
5. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
annotation
elliptical construction
pastoral
bard
6. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
protagonist
caricature
syntax
onomatopoeia
7. The main character in a work of literature
harangue
protagonist
lampoon
voice
8. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
dramatic irony
ellipsis
burlesque
innuendo
9. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
title character
abstract language
figurative language
metonymy
10. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
exposition
denotation
indirect quotation
abstract language
11. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is
cacaphony
classical - classicism
verisimilitude
stream of consciousness
12. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
farce
voice
stanza
loose sentence
13. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
non sequitur
pun
quatrain
parody
14. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
foot
belle-lettres
parable
assonance
15. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
pulp fiction
expose
catharsis
dionysian
16. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
double entendre
persona
burlesque
bard
17. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
stanza
couplet
melodrama
persona
18. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
prosody
anglo-saxon diction
deus ex machina
predicate nominative
19. 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
litotes
wit
compound sentence
cacaphony
20. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
connotation
epigram
antithesis
bathos
21. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
denotation
persona
kenning
ellipsis
22. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
onomatopoeia
humanism
caesura
imperative sentence
23. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
hubris
sonnet
irony
metaphor
24. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
subplot
epigram
lampoon
syntax
25. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
elegy
flashback
loose sentence
apollonian
26. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
moral
kenning
lyric poetry
humanism
27. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
ambiguity
climax
rhyme
lyric poetry
28. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
tone
bildungsroman
predicate nominative
theme
29. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
hubris
moral
oxymoron
title character
30. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
pentameter
villanelle
frame
kenning
31. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
paradox
realism
subtext
muse
32. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
old english
first person narrative
diction
double entendre
33. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
euphony
colloquial
verbal irony
aphorism
34. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
meter
mood
balanced sentence
collocation/Idiom
35. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
extended metaphor
pathetic fallacy
catharsis
montage
36. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
farce
stanza
rhetorical stance
assonance
37. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
denotation
analogy
rhetoric
non sequitur
38. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
old english
metonymy
canon
tone
39. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
tone
protagonist
assonance
elliptical construction
40. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
euphemism
anglo-saxon diction
allegory
picaresque novel
41. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
pulp fiction
humanism
hyperbole
allusion
42. One independent clause and no dependent clause
falling action
synecdoche
split infinitives
simple sentence
43. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
collocation/Idiom
ambiguity
stanza
omniscient narrator
44. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
motif
maxim
burlesque
pun
45. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
tone
muse
verisimilitude
bombast
46. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
personification
implied metaphor
picaresque novel
climax
47. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
invective
genre
scan
harangue
48. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
periodic sentence
fable
mood
collocation/Idiom
49. 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
metaphor
burlesque
bildungsroman
elliptical construction
50. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
stream of consciousness
sarcasm
paradox
caricature