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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
pseudonym
hubris
vernacular
analogy
2. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
symbolism
bibliography
expose
empathy
3. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
theme
frame
antagonist
epithet
4. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
subplot
periodic sentence
kenning
verbal irony
5. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
rhythm
persona
colloquial
narrative
6. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
pulp fiction
lyric poetry
climax
double entendre
7. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
novel of manners
mood
sonnet
anglo-saxon diction
8. Language that describes specific - observable things
melodrama
concrete language
lampoon
enjambment
9. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
hyperbole
ottava rima
alliteration
bard
10. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
prosody
realism
old english
sentimental
11. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
carpe diem
conceit
couplet
foot
12. A noun that renames the subject
figurative language
paraphrase
paradox
predicate nominative
13. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
allusion
extended metaphor
theme
euphony
14. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
couplet
exposition
realism
bathos
15. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
antithesis
idyll
onomatopoeia
connotation
16. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
deus ex machina
ottava rima
roman a clef
persona
17. The main character in a work of literature
burlesque
protagonist
belle-lettres
plot
18. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
implied metaphor
bildungsroman
figurative language
syntax
19. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
cacaphony
apostrophe
imperative sentence
epigram
20. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
montage
classical - classicism
infinitive
vernacular
21. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
mood
gerund
ballad
sarcasm
22. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
oxymoron
mood
allusion
catharsis
23. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
stream of consciousness
classical - classicism
setting
gerund
24. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
connotation
invective
epigram
realism
25. The emotional tone in a work of literature
mood
romance
exposition
genre
26. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
plot
complex sentence
indirect quotation
narrative
27. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
montage
plot
quatrain
ottava rima
28. 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
litotes
non sequitur
fantasy
29. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
fantasy
old english
pulp fiction
infinitive
30. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
wit
foot
dramatic irony
extended metaphor
31. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
aphorism
empathy
parable
pseudonym
32. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
bombast
romance
bibliography
adage
33. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
bombast
balanced sentence
frame
pathos
34. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
analogy
sentimental
lyric poetry
lampoon
35. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
protagonist
romance
syntax
euphony
36. A german word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal
colloquial
bildungsroman
elliptical construction
implied metaphor
37. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
antagonist
style
interrogative sentence
climax
38. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
interrogative sentence
sarcasm
deus ex machina
annotation
39. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
sonnet
paradox
rhyme
apollonian
40. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
interrogative sentence
periodic sentence
dramatic irony
parable
41. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
ballad
oxymoron
middle english
belle-lettres
42. A verse with five poetic feet per line
indirect quotation
farce
pentameter
litotes
43. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
ellipsis
classical - classicism
personification
protagonist
44. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
tone
climax
epic
fantasy
45. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
litotes
cliche
kenning
antithesis
46. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
epic
parody
quatrain
syntax
47. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
prosody
voice
classic
canon
48. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
plot
bombast
empathy
paraphrase
49. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
stream of consciousness
lampoon
flashback
predicate adjective
50. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
epithet
pathos
myth
mode