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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. 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
symbolism
bildungsroman
split infinitives
2. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
climax
old english
metaphysical poetry
bibliography
3. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
harangue
enjambment
aphorism
4. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
antagonist
sentiment
gothic novel
5. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
colloquial
ballad
rhetorical stance
burlesque
6. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
mock epic
enjambment
genre
setting
7. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
ambiguity
pulp fiction
mock epic
paraphrase
8. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
parable
conceit
wit
myth
9. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
assonance
stream of consciousness
verisimilitude
bard
10. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. the characteristic emotion that pervades a work or part of a work--the spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
sentimental
mock epic
hubris
tone
11. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
pseudonym
romance
oxymoron
cacaphony
12. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
allegory
simile
anachronism
melodrama
13. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
symbolism
villanelle
explication
style
14. Two or more independent clauses
diction
climax
compound sentence
pulp fiction
15. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
invective
montage
balanced sentence
paradox
16. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
free verse
abstract language
metonymy
stanza
17. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
ambiguity
falling action
apollonian
synecdoche
18. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
satire
innuendo
implied metaphor
sentimental
19. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
pastoral
middle english
predicate nominative
verisimilitude
20. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part - also when the name of a material stands for the thing itself
concrete language
synecdoche
explication
naturalism
21. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
rhetoric
maxim
mock epic
caesura
22. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
aphorism
persona
connotation
end-stopped
23. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
bildungsroman
ambiguity
anglo-saxon diction
old english
24. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
satire
complex sentence
mood
ballad
25. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
ottava rima
kenning
imperative sentence
double entendre
26. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
omniscient narrator
connotation
pulp fiction
extended metaphor
27. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
in medias res
moral
loose sentence
theme
28. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
light verse
elegy
metonymy
couplet
29. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
rhyme scheme
narrative
paraphrase
frame
30. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
fantasy
ottava rima
symbolism
pathetic fallacy
31. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
euphemism
conceit
annotation
foot
32. A work of literature dealing with rural life
montage
pastoral
dramatic irony
pun
33. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
mode
humanism
apostrophe
indirect quotation
34. A false name or alias used by writers
aphorism
idyll
pseudonym
periodic sentence
35. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
collocation/Idiom
epigram
canon
fantasy
36. The main character in a work of literature
hubris
protagonist
antagonist
fantasy
37. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
burlesque
cliche
epic
bard
38. A verse with five poetic feet per line
carpe diem
voice
periodic sentence
pentameter
39. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
agreement
pentameter
onomatopoeia
pseudonym
40. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
abstract
free verse
infinitive
imperative sentence
41. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
bildungsroman
harangue
subplot
parable
42. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
exegesis
apostrophe
rhyme
image
43. One independent clause and no dependent clause
harangue
simple sentence
caesura
abstract language
44. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
point of view
parable
omniscient narrator
in medias res
45. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
meter
apostrophe
verse
consonance
46. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
rhythm
syntax
simile
exposition
47. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
roman a clef
gerund
pastoral
picaresque novel
48. Issues a comand
naturalism
antithesis
tragedy
imperative sentence
49. 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
plot
apostrophe
predicate adjective
verse
50. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
flashback
antithesis
carpe diem
kenning