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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
colloquial
periodic sentence
mode
rhetorical stance
2. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
paraphrase
paradox
invective
subtext
3. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
rhyme
pathos
onomatopoeia
euphony
4. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
image
gothic novel
deouement
loose sentence
5. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
ode
epithet
first person narrative
empathy
6. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
theme
montage
point of view
romance
7. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
rhetoric
split infinitives
predicate adjective
fable
8. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
rhetorical stance
analogy
deus ex machina
aphorism
9. The origin or derivation of a word
etymology
climax
wit
parable
10. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
style
infinitive
villanelle
hyperbole
11. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
oxymoron
naturalism
antagonist
quatrain
12. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
foreshadowing
etymology
hyperbole
middle english
13. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
subtext
bard
parody
subplot
14. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
simile
denotation
carpe diem
figurative language
15. Language that describes specific - observable things
omniscient narrator
tone
kenning
concrete language
16. 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
hubris
metaphysical poetry
indirect quotation
interrogative sentence
17. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
epigram
lyric poetry
fable
roman a clef
18. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
hyperbole
abstract language
conceit
genre
19. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
rhyme
lampoon
abstract language
pathos
20. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
adage
vernacular
old english
rhyme scheme
21. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
aphorism
sentiment
frame
allegory
22. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
genre
cacaphony
extended metaphor
foreshadowing
23. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
style
theme
realism
quatrain
24. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
foreshadowing
paradox
rhyme
invective
25. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
verse
symbolism
omniscient narrator
light verse
26. 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
tragedy
exposition
rhetorical stance
pathos
27. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
hubris
romance
rhetorical stance
quatrain
28. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
epigram
maxim
bard
complex sentence
29. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
metaphysical poetry
ottava rima
frame
pentameter
30. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
loose sentence
style
idyll
fable
31. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
elegy
lyric poetry
periodic sentence
cliche
32. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
connotation
hyperbole
subplot
epic
33. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
dramatic irony
canon
ballad
assonance
34. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
agreement
balanced sentence
satire
metonymy
35. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
analogy
extended metaphor
aphorism
figurative language
36. One independent clause and no dependent clause
prosody
pulp fiction
simple sentence
ellipsis
37. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
enjambment
foreshadowing
pathos
lampoon
38. An adjective that follows a linking verb
maxim
persona
predicate adjective
double entendre
39. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
eponymous
myth
protagonist
picaresque novel
40. 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
point of view
scan
sentiment
balanced sentence
41. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
farce
title character
pathos
agreement
42. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
loose sentence
pathetic fallacy
empathy
fable
43. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
pun
melodrama
trope
stream of consciousness
44. 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
climax
empathy
carpe diem
wit
45. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
moral
innuendo
double entendre
paraphrase
46. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
bombast
epic
predicate nominative
euphemism
47. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
subtext
stanza
dramatic irony
indirect quotation
48. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
hubris
pulp fiction
assonance
empathy
49. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
ambiguity
adage
innuendo
hyperbole
50. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
ballad
verisimilitude
wit
oxymoron