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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
stream of consciousness
invective
pulp fiction
montage
2. 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
meter
scan
allusion
stanza
3. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
fable
free verse
euphony
sonnet
4. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
pentameter
loose sentence
pun
melodrama
5. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
in medias res
light verse
paradox
prosody
6. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
pathos
novel of manners
elliptical construction
verse
7. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
point of view
subplot
harangue
consonance
8. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
enjambment
pseudonym
pathos
montage
9. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
predicate adjective
classical - classicism
simile
abstract language
10. A verse with five poetic feet per line
melodrama
figurative language
pentameter
pun
11. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
stanza
sentiment
bard
epigram
12. 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
euphony
assonance
loose sentence
rhetoric
13. The interpretation or analysis of a text
montage
subtext
metaphysical poetry
explication
14. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
narrative
simple sentence
personification
conceit
15. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
maxim
harangue
myth
aphorism
16. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
diction
climax
paraphrase
point of view
17. 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
wit
falling action
elliptical construction
plot
18. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
denotation
climax
foot
dramatic irony
19. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
myth
caricature
sonnet
realism
20. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
trope
complex sentence
ballad
idyll
21. 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
protagonist
compound-complex sentence
idyll
22. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
cliche
hubris
enjambment
first person narrative
23. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
stream of consciousness
montage
kenning
hyperbole
24. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
setting
protagonist
wit
pastoral
25. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
ottava rima
persona
alliteration
image
26. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
abstract
omniscient narrator
interrogative sentence
roman a clef
27. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
trope
novel of manners
belle-lettres
farce
28. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
tone
montage
expose
alliteration
29. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
split infinitives
metaphor
verisimilitude
compound-complex sentence
30. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
abstract language
oxymoron
paraphrase
paradox
31. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
middle english
belle-lettres
euphony
collocation/Idiom
32. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
protagonist
first person narrative
pun
image
33. 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
epigram
verisimilitude
caesura
bibliography
34. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
ellipsis
balanced sentence
trope
35. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
metonymy
rhyme
ellipsis
apostrophe
36. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
roman a clef
prosody
climax
conceit
37. A parody of traditional epic form
aphorism
loose sentence
mock epic
rhythm
38. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
fable
setting
archetype
sarcasm
39. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
mode
pun
rhetoric
deouement
40. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
archetype
catharsis
tone
myth
41. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
compound-complex sentence
verse
implied metaphor
loose sentence
42. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
implied metaphor
loose sentence
interrogative sentence
abstract language
43. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
meter
explication
pulp fiction
44. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
abstract
old english
genre
kenning
45. 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
classic
metaphysical poetry
etymology
humanism
46. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
hyperbole
rhyme scheme
belle-lettres
enjambment
47. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
eponymous
narrative
sarcasm
rhyme scheme
48. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of english sentences by expressing its main thought only at the end. in other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support
ellipsis
rhythm
periodic sentence
climax
49. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
rhythm
epigram
montage
antithesis
50. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
cliche
allegory
catharsis
harangue
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