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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
pulp fiction
carpe diem
title character
annotation
2. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
rhythm
foot
rhyme scheme
realism
3. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
antithesis
stanza
dionysian
assonance
4. A noun that renames the subject
idyll
predicate nominative
bildungsroman
diction
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
bildungsroman
onomatopoeia
ellipsis
hubris
6. Issues a comand
imperative sentence
burlesque
double entendre
ballad
7. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
alliteration
extended metaphor
allegory
simile
8. An adjective that follows a linking verb
allegory
symbolism
periodic sentence
predicate adjective
9. 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
verse
anachronism
compound-complex sentence
irony
10. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
ballad
montage
conceit
deouement
11. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
apostrophe
interrogative sentence
subtext
epigram
12. Language that describes specific - observable things
concrete language
pulp fiction
point of view
ellipsis
13. A parody of traditional epic form
melodrama
mock epic
flashback
satire
14. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
analogy
predicate adjective
colloquial
setting
15. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
wit
pathos
extended metaphor
climax
16. A false name or alias used by writers
free verse
loose sentence
pseudonym
omniscient narrator
17. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
motif
epic
deus ex machina
narrative
18. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
sentimental
omniscient narrator
realism
non sequitur
19. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
oxymoron
scan
exposition
diction
20. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
exegesis
cliche
ballad
ottava rima
21. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
wit
classical - classicism
consonance
concrete language
22. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
rhetorical stance
connotation
motif
analogy
23. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
invective
paradox
vernacular
metonymy
24. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
sentimental
naturalism
tragedy
archetype
25. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
ballad
bombast
rhythm
caricature
26. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
elliptical construction
epithet
diction
setting
27. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
persona
syntax
catharsis
simple sentence
28. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
myth
figurative language
abstract language
flashback
29. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
pastoral
eponymous
elliptical construction
non sequitur
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
epigram
tragedy
point of view
verbal irony
31. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
kenning
point of view
rhetorical stance
idyll
32. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
stream of consciousness
gerund
ottava rima
parody
33. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
paradox
predicate nominative
rhyme scheme
periodic sentence
34. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
epithet
split infinitives
mock epic
fable
35. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
couplet
predicate nominative
bombast
balanced sentence
36. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
foreshadowing
abstract language
allusion
epic
37. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
classic
muse
verisimilitude
caricature
38. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
light verse
simile
predicate adjective
pathetic fallacy
39. The origin or derivation of a word
etymology
predicate nominative
alliteration
farce
40. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
pathetic fallacy
tone
imperative sentence
theme
41. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
ambiguity
theme
deus ex machina
frame
42. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
elliptical construction
conceit
ellipsis
pulp fiction
43. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
symbolism
ambiguity
dionysian
compound-complex sentence
44. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
antithesis
end-stopped
elegy
quatrain
45. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
hyperbole
burlesque
first person narrative
rhythm
46. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
epigram
diction
verbal irony
bard
47. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
litotes
epithet
genre
antagonist
48. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
muse
caesura
predicate nominative
couplet
49. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
cacaphony
simile
mood
adage
50. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
end-stopped
montage
carpe diem
exposition