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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
hubris
foot
collocation/Idiom
foreshadowing
2. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
etymology
flashback
synecdoche
mock epic
3. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
satire
point of view
first person narrative
verse
4. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
kenning
theme
mood
metaphor
5. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
hyperbole
vernacular
persona
indirect quotation
6. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
onomatopoeia
personification
caesura
rhetoric
7. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
image
compound sentence
meter
picaresque novel
8. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
belle-lettres
pathetic fallacy
interrogative sentence
ellipsis
9. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
pastoral
pulp fiction
predicate adjective
expose
10. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
first person narrative
predicate adjective
rhyme
personification
11. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
bard
metonymy
eponymous
consonance
12. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
innuendo
parable
middle english
free verse
13. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
mode
prosody
etymology
stanza
14. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
first person narrative
epigram
realism
non sequitur
15. A term for the title character of a work of literature
trope
free verse
eponymous
protagonist
16. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
rhythm
carpe diem
naturalism
montage
17. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
empathy
title character
lyric poetry
cliche
18. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
pun
paradox
roman a clef
apostrophe
19. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
exposition
rhyme
paradox
rhetorical stance
20. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
irony
belle-lettres
in medias res
allegory
21. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
bombast
style
myth
colloquial
22. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
pentameter
imperative sentence
vernacular
bombast
23. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
montage
motif
empathy
denotation
24. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
scan
voice
dionysian
maxim
25. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
syntax
irony
pastoral
ambiguity
26. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
mode
pulp fiction
old english
loose sentence
27. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
adage
infinitive
picaresque novel
pathetic fallacy
28. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
bathos
agreement
moral
sonnet
29. Language that describes specific - observable things
concrete language
farce
periodic sentence
motif
30. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
elegy
colloquial
explication
predicate adjective
31. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
imperative sentence
persona
empathy
parable
32. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
loose sentence
epithet
predicate adjective
periodic sentence
33. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
theme
verisimilitude
metaphysical poetry
paradox
34. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
prosody
subtext
end-stopped
roman a clef
35. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
balanced sentence
colloquial
onomatopoeia
deouement
36. 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
kenning
couplet
falling action
catharsis
37. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
sentiment
realism
syntax
genre
38. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
satire
irony
image
sonnet
39. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
rhetoric
pentameter
paradox
realism
40. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line. the pattern is called scansion. if a verse doesn't 'scan' its meter is irregular
hyperbole
collocation/Idiom
periodic sentence
scan
41. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
deus ex machina
rhetorical stance
narrative
expose
42. A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that causes the hero considerable anguish
bard
end-stopped
caricature
tragedy
43. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
invective
flashback
implied metaphor
elegy
44. A false name or alias used by writers
myth
pseudonym
consonance
sentimental
45. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
deouement
image
harangue
elegy
46. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
archetype
balanced sentence
maxim
compound sentence
47. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
sonnet
bathos
imperative sentence
oxymoron
48. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
verse
metonymy
satire
harangue
49. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
old english
dionysian
prosody
falling action
50. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
assonance
sarcasm
harangue
ambiguity