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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
flashback
anachronism
metonymy
adage
2. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
belle-lettres
conceit
scan
mood
3. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
epigram
alliteration
allusion
stanza
4. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
concrete language
agreement
synecdoche
trope
5. 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
persona
roman a clef
consonance
bildungsroman
6. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
assonance
persona
simple sentence
epic
7. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
connotation
oxymoron
trope
subtext
8. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
paraphrase
moral
romance
free verse
9. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
theme
mood
expose
predicate adjective
10. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
end-stopped
fable
double entendre
annotation
11. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
cliche
anglo-saxon diction
pathetic fallacy
sarcasm
12. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
classical - classicism
implied metaphor
parable
belle-lettres
13. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
denotation
complex sentence
hyperbole
diction
14. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
empathy
bathos
free verse
caricature
15. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
bombast
catharsis
litotes
plot
16. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
classic
apostrophe
moral
periodic sentence
17. Language that describes specific - observable things
consonance
concrete language
frame
sarcasm
18. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
antithesis
cliche
sonnet
adage
19. A work of literature dealing with rural life
verse
apollonian
archetype
pastoral
20. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
montage
extended metaphor
aphorism
image
21. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
farce
pathetic fallacy
rhyme scheme
euphony
22. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
falling action
bard
connotation
stream of consciousness
23. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
aphorism
irony
foreshadowing
trope
24. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
canon
burlesque
style
apollonian
25. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
rhyme
belle-lettres
extended metaphor
predicate nominative
26. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
infinitive
compound-complex sentence
first person narrative
enjambment
27. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
interrogative sentence
ottava rima
novel of manners
naturalism
28. The origin or derivation of a word
onomatopoeia
couplet
implied metaphor
etymology
29. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
middle english
adage
couplet
hubris
30. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
farce
loose sentence
consonance
epic
31. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
pathos
archetype
ellipsis
metonymy
32. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
lyric poetry
colloquial
verbal irony
rhyme scheme
33. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
bathos
archetype
first person narrative
melodrama
34. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
colloquial
title character
scan
explication
35. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
omniscient narrator
periodic sentence
harangue
rhetoric
36. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
metonymy
verisimilitude
denotation
realism
37. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
extended metaphor
canon
consonance
ambiguity
38. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
kenning
expose
colloquial
metaphysical poetry
39. 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
periodic sentence
prosody
compound sentence
loose sentence
40. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
catharsis
title character
pathetic fallacy
theme
41. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
compound sentence
assonance
farce
ballad
42. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
fable
dramatic irony
simple sentence
classic
43. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
romance
colloquial
complex sentence
gothic novel
44. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
point of view
ambiguity
caricature
omniscient narrator
45. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
rhyme scheme
concrete language
bombast
paraphrase
46. One independent clause and no dependent clause
simple sentence
archetype
genre
point of view
47. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
bombast
metaphor
rhetoric
epic
48. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
persona
moral
muse
compound sentence
49. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
personification
metonymy
melodrama
fable
50. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
persona
balanced sentence
apollonian
realism