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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
pulp fiction
picaresque novel
pentameter
farce
2. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
simple sentence
loose sentence
colloquial
bombast
3. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
lampoon
analogy
carpe diem
double entendre
4. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
verse
double entendre
idyll
antithesis
5. A noun that renames the subject
pathos
invective
predicate nominative
wit
6. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
rhyme
allegory
concrete language
expose
7. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
epic
metonymy
stream of consciousness
mock epic
8. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
harangue
carpe diem
interrogative sentence
persona
9. 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
pseudonym
pathos
periodic sentence
apollonian
10. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
loose sentence
elliptical construction
figurative language
plot
11. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
quatrain
couplet
persona
ballad
12. A work of literature dealing with rural life
euphemism
etymology
lyric poetry
pastoral
13. A false name or alias used by writers
pseudonym
cacaphony
bildungsroman
analogy
14. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
burlesque
bibliography
simile
analogy
15. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
archetype
lampoon
verisimilitude
falling action
16. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
plot
paraphrase
persona
bildungsroman
17. Grating - inharmonious sounds
epigram
cacaphony
carpe diem
bard
18. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
falling action
assonance
villanelle
19. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
elegy
couplet
lampoon
synecdoche
20. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
montage
agreement
elliptical construction
romance
21. 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
sentimental
trope
loose sentence
etymology
22. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
epithet
abstract
compound sentence
verbal irony
23. Language that describes specific - observable things
concrete language
humanism
verbal irony
rhetoric
24. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
middle english
canon
bibliography
hyperbole
25. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
metonymy
light verse
meter
fable
26. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
gothic novel
ambiguity
ottava rima
stream of consciousness
27. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
split infinitives
symbolism
classical - classicism
trope
28. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
pastoral
rhetoric
allusion
classical - classicism
29. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
symbolism
bildungsroman
allegory
predicate nominative
30. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
conceit
voice
parable
persona
31. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
oxymoron
aphorism
syntax
setting
32. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
sentiment
apollonian
connotation
litotes
33. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
enjambment
tragedy
light verse
moral
34. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
double entendre
empathy
narrative
archetype
35. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
periodic sentence
in medias res
narrative
infinitive
36. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
implied metaphor
paradox
innuendo
37. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
persona
sentiment
genre
predicate nominative
38. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
expose
harangue
antithesis
pun
39. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
maxim
allegory
gothic novel
harangue
40. The emotional tone in a work of literature
mood
in medias res
old english
genre
41. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
moral
sentimental
gerund
pentameter
42. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
connotation
analogy
satire
agreement
43. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
conceit
subtext
trope
foreshadowing
44. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
moral
conceit
harangue
oxymoron
45. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
quatrain
pastoral
motif
loose sentence
46. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
rhetorical stance
deouement
fable
protagonist
47. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
deouement
ode
frame
lyric poetry
48. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
catharsis
hubris
empathy
loose sentence
49. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
enjambment
gothic novel
dionysian
wit
50. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
annotation
concrete language
climax
paraphrase