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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
persona
antagonist
expose
foot
2. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
verbal irony
style
frame
figurative language
3. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
bibliography
consonance
apostrophe
complex sentence
4. Language that describes specific - observable things
elliptical construction
simple sentence
imperative sentence
concrete language
5. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
gerund
realism
epithet
paraphrase
6. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
periodic sentence
innuendo
oxymoron
omniscient narrator
7. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
sonnet
point of view
exegesis
montage
8. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
humanism
gerund
split infinitives
bibliography
9. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
first person narrative
picaresque novel
cliche
rhyme scheme
10. An adjective that follows a linking verb
etymology
invective
predicate adjective
alliteration
11. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
apostrophe
style
euphony
light verse
12. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
cliche
narrative
harangue
roman a clef
13. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
ballad
bombast
pathos
antagonist
14. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
apostrophe
romance
elliptical construction
point of view
15. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
mode
irony
expose
innuendo
16. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
elliptical construction
verse
simple sentence
bathos
17. 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
concrete language
plot
climax
couplet
18. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
moral
periodic sentence
gothic novel
fable
19. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
oxymoron
idyll
connotation
couplet
20. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
classical - classicism
persona
frame
euphemism
21. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
ambiguity
eponymous
analogy
omniscient narrator
22. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
light verse
alliteration
gothic novel
extended metaphor
23. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
empathy
mock epic
roman a clef
aphorism
24. A noun that renames the subject
balanced sentence
plot
predicate nominative
abstract language
25. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
oxymoron
lyric poetry
infinitive
caesura
26. 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
deus ex machina
hyperbole
tone
motif
27. A term for the title character of a work of literature
roman a clef
verisimilitude
tragedy
eponymous
28. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
metaphor
prosody
pathos
alliteration
29. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
muse
sentiment
first person narrative
caesura
30. 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
tragedy
pentameter
verbal irony
motif
31. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
title character
sentimental
syntax
point of view
32. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
kenning
hubris
prosody
canon
33. A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated - often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected
abstract
maxim
mode
irony
34. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
metaphor
sarcasm
quatrain
pentameter
35. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
idyll
analogy
explication
elegy
36. The work of poets - particularly those of the seventeenth century - that uses elaborate conceits - is highly intellectual - and expresses the complexities of love and life
apollonian
narrative
simile
metaphysical poetry
37. A parody of traditional epic form
compound sentence
innuendo
mock epic
parody
38. 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
invective
metaphysical poetry
agreement
loose sentence
39. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
image
simple sentence
mode
elliptical construction
40. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
abstract
syntax
gothic novel
periodic sentence
41. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
predicate adjective
balanced sentence
epigram
gothic novel
42. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
bard
analogy
epic
free verse
43. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
quatrain
farce
genre
agreement
44. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
parody
dionysian
sentimental
omniscient narrator
45. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
paraphrase
balanced sentence
eponymous
metaphysical poetry
46. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
ballad
bildungsroman
conceit
first person narrative
47. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
etymology
bombast
middle english
ottava rima
48. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
style
antagonist
consonance
muse
49. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
setting
infinitive
flashback
naturalism
50. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
litotes
belle-lettres
apollonian
ballad