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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
trope
narrative
voice
allegory
2. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
plot
prosody
light verse
gothic novel
3. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
foreshadowing
personification
infinitive
mood
4. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
tone
double entendre
alliteration
sarcasm
5. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
caesura
mode
exposition
simple sentence
6. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
image
anachronism
gerund
prosody
7. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
epic
rhetorical stance
lyric poetry
etymology
8. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
exposition
sentimental
conceit
lampoon
9. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
prosody
paraphrase
pathetic fallacy
light verse
10. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pentameter
invective
light verse
catharsis
11. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
quatrain
sonnet
pastoral
ode
12. A false name or alias used by writers
bombast
pseudonym
concrete language
epigram
13. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
scan
falling action
climax
carpe diem
14. The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events - including exposition - rising action - climax - falling action and resolution
kenning
plot
mock epic
loose sentence
15. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
compound-complex sentence
voice
burlesque
lyric poetry
16. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
split infinitives
narrative
persona
indirect quotation
17. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
loose sentence
narrative
lampoon
bard
18. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
burlesque
pentameter
farce
ballad
19. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
implied metaphor
flashback
antagonist
pseudonym
20. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
loose sentence
humanism
euphony
naturalism
21. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
anglo-saxon diction
agreement
collocation/Idiom
epigram
22. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
stream of consciousness
prosody
paradox
antithesis
23. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
allegory
setting
bibliography
prosody
24. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
flashback
consonance
parody
rhyme
25. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
sarcasm
denotation
climax
expose
26. 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
pathos
verisimilitude
elliptical construction
hyperbole
27. A noun that renames the subject
predicate nominative
title character
abstract
split infinitives
28. 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
symbolism
onomatopoeia
first person narrative
29. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
setting
personification
plot
myth
30. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
loose sentence
periodic sentence
etymology
innuendo
31. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
mode
symbolism
double entendre
exegesis
32. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
antagonist
idyll
sonnet
couplet
33. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
split infinitives
harangue
caricature
tragedy
34. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
apollonian
colloquial
trope
point of view
35. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
analogy
euphony
oxymoron
compound sentence
36. 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
roman a clef
classic
onomatopoeia
37. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
realism
adage
simple sentence
non sequitur
38. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
annotation
gerund
end-stopped
style
39. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
interrogative sentence
theme
allusion
eponymous
40. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
metonymy
periodic sentence
ambiguity
aphorism
41. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
aphorism
gothic novel
mode
falling action
42. Grating - inharmonious sounds
middle english
anglo-saxon diction
cacaphony
hyperbole
43. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
ballad
oxymoron
naturalism
mode
44. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
onomatopoeia
apollonian
free verse
subtext
45. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
allusion
colloquial
rhetorical stance
46. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
style
innuendo
sentimental
maxim
47. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
middle english
imperative sentence
compound sentence
conceit
48. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
anglo-saxon diction
genre
foot
middle english
49. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
plot
interrogative sentence
muse
genre
50. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
archetype
mode
indirect quotation
simile