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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
apostrophe
elegy
maxim
ottava rima
2. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
rhyme
collocation/Idiom
metaphysical poetry
bombast
3. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
trope
verisimilitude
hubris
4. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
plot
falling action
canon
enjambment
5. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
caricature
realism
belle-lettres
omniscient narrator
6. 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
falling action
figurative language
bibliography
prosody
7. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
omniscient narrator
falling action
bathos
loose sentence
8. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
middle english
carpe diem
predicate adjective
compound-complex sentence
9. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
infinitive
dionysian
diction
naturalism
10. The emotional tone in a work of literature
colloquial
mood
implied metaphor
split infinitives
11. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
trope
paradox
foot
motif
12. The origin or derivation of a word
pentameter
style
irony
etymology
13. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
archetype
subtext
light verse
predicate adjective
14. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
simple sentence
alliteration
litotes
sentiment
15. 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
tone
eponymous
assonance
analogy
16. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
abstract
subplot
omniscient narrator
fantasy
17. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
dramatic irony
wit
montage
roman a clef
18. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
sarcasm
onomatopoeia
genre
pseudonym
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
compound-complex sentence
farce
cacaphony
wit
20. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
free verse
scan
paradox
tone
21. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
pathetic fallacy
sarcasm
metonymy
frame
22. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
metaphor
frame
dramatic irony
novel of manners
23. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
oxymoron
foreshadowing
interrogative sentence
climax
24. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
first person narrative
idyll
agreement
aphorism
25. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
foreshadowing
montage
stream of consciousness
empathy
26. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
predicate adjective
narrative
genre
kenning
27. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
infinitive
carpe diem
onomatopoeia
hubris
28. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
bibliography
narrative
free verse
connotation
29. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
title character
epigram
subplot
annotation
30. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
apostrophe
rhyme scheme
carpe diem
classic
31. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
eponymous
classical - classicism
colloquial
pathetic fallacy
32. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
trope
genre
motif
loose sentence
33. An adjective that follows a linking verb
tragedy
canon
antithesis
predicate adjective
34. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
euphony
extended metaphor
empathy
frame
35. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
voice
stanza
meter
ottava rima
36. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
exposition
gerund
invective
dionysian
37. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
subtext
bombast
point of view
litotes
38. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
loose sentence
ambiguity
litotes
personification
39. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
annotation
sarcasm
mode
realism
40. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
epithet
first person narrative
imperative sentence
humanism
41. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
aphorism
cliche
eponymous
catharsis
42. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
indirect quotation
verbal irony
adage
consonance
43. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
quatrain
end-stopped
stream of consciousness
maxim
44. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
implied metaphor
archetype
naturalism
light verse
45. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
paradox
fable
catharsis
balanced sentence
46. The main character in a work of literature
ode
agreement
protagonist
style
47. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
burlesque
euphony
classical - classicism
scan
48. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
farce
canon
aphorism
predicate adjective
49. 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
stream of consciousness
loose sentence
subplot
old english
50. Two or more independent clauses
anachronism
paradox
metaphor
compound sentence