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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
canon
harangue
rhyme scheme
theme
2. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
simple sentence
ode
anglo-saxon diction
moral
3. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
genre
kenning
moral
pathos
4. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
in medias res
bombast
antagonist
implied metaphor
5. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
rhythm
mode
rhetorical stance
belle-lettres
6. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
irony
empathy
oxymoron
non sequitur
7. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
symbolism
bildungsroman
deouement
couplet
8. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
frame
ambiguity
balanced sentence
compound-complex sentence
9. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
cacaphony
theme
trope
onomatopoeia
10. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
sarcasm
verse
gerund
naturalism
11. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
theme
image
compound-complex sentence
stream of consciousness
12. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
colloquial
ellipsis
pathetic fallacy
archetype
13. A verse with five poetic feet per line
image
loose sentence
pentameter
dramatic irony
14. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
agreement
metaphysical poetry
anachronism
romance
15. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
figurative language
deus ex machina
litotes
villanelle
16. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
harangue
interrogative sentence
anglo-saxon diction
cacaphony
17. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
rhyme scheme
pathos
enjambment
lyric poetry
18. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
innuendo
caesura
antagonist
predicate adjective
19. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
predicate adjective
narrative
fantasy
rhyme
20. One independent clause and no dependent clause
caricature
muse
idyll
simple sentence
21. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
rhetoric
simile
indirect quotation
syntax
22. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
rhyme
pathos
parody
23. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
pathetic fallacy
euphony
etymology
predicate adjective
24. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
idyll
voice
annotation
rhyme
25. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
omniscient narrator
muse
picaresque novel
persona
26. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
metaphysical poetry
indirect quotation
melodrama
etymology
27. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
innuendo
annotation
villanelle
explication
28. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
complex sentence
setting
pastoral
non sequitur
29. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
elegy
caesura
ottava rima
onomatopoeia
30. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
periodic sentence
pulp fiction
persona
tone
31. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
ellipsis
persona
ballad
paradox
32. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
mode
stream of consciousness
alliteration
collocation/Idiom
33. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
compound sentence
meter
interrogative sentence
litotes
34. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
rhetoric
paraphrase
canon
caesura
35. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
eponymous
humanism
abstract language
roman a clef
36. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
melodrama
explication
ottava rima
colloquial
37. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
metaphysical poetry
metonymy
rhetorical stance
prosody
38. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
alliteration
motif
burlesque
apostrophe
39. Grating - inharmonious sounds
indirect quotation
allusion
lyric poetry
cacaphony
40. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
split infinitives
bard
innuendo
apollonian
41. 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
rhetorical stance
wit
infinitive
bard
42. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
allegory
rhetoric
predicate nominative
onomatopoeia
43. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
imperative sentence
concrete language
metonymy
implied metaphor
44. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
mood
epithet
alliteration
sentimental
45. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
exegesis
indirect quotation
dionysian
flashback
46. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
figurative language
setting
muse
trope
47. A noun that renames the subject
humanism
farce
middle english
predicate nominative
48. Two or more independent clauses
compound sentence
ellipsis
sentiment
annotation
49. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
point of view
caesura
muse
conceit
50. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
motif
stanza
paraphrase
foot