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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
trope
explication
conceit
sentiment
2. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
novel of manners
ode
falling action
figurative language
3. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
balanced sentence
gothic novel
middle english
epithet
4. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
epic
farce
gothic novel
setting
5. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
pastoral
allegory
compound sentence
figurative language
6. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
diction
rhyme
explication
pastoral
7. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
theme
exposition
end-stopped
expose
8. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
in medias res
pentameter
realism
bombast
9. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
light verse
pentameter
novel of manners
farce
10. 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
catharsis
ellipsis
kenning
loose sentence
11. A term for the title character of a work of literature
canon
loose sentence
belle-lettres
eponymous
12. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
fable
mock epic
anglo-saxon diction
adage
13. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
eponymous
motif
sentimental
infinitive
14. 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
aphorism
collocation/Idiom
bathos
bildungsroman
15. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
loose sentence
extended metaphor
idyll
motif
16. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
hubris
style
bathos
pseudonym
17. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
style
foreshadowing
antagonist
image
18. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
point of view
denotation
innuendo
parody
19. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
interrogative sentence
tone
mode
rhythm
20. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
aphorism
parable
frame
subplot
21. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
narrative
loose sentence
euphony
imperative sentence
22. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
bathos
pathetic fallacy
euphony
syntax
23. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
alliteration
subplot
abstract
24. 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
invective
tragedy
rhythm
style
25. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
loose sentence
wit
parody
ellipsis
26. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
parody
gerund
apostrophe
epigram
27. One independent clause and no dependent clause
cacaphony
simple sentence
imperative sentence
theme
28. A verse with five poetic feet per line
concrete language
pentameter
ode
classic
29. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
pulp fiction
bildungsroman
personification
pentameter
30. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
rhythm
theme
rhetoric
sonnet
31. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
empathy
invective
indirect quotation
expose
32. An adjective that follows a linking verb
predicate adjective
stream of consciousness
realism
romance
33. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
split infinitives
pentameter
allusion
meter
34. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
gothic novel
euphemism
verse
allegory
35. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
mode
exposition
burlesque
agreement
36. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
abstract
annotation
innuendo
tone
37. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
couplet
voice
aphorism
bathos
38. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
pulp fiction
climax
interrogative sentence
verbal irony
39. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
exegesis
rhythm
ode
bombast
40. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
abstract
meter
fantasy
cacaphony
41. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
trope
caricature
personification
42. The origin or derivation of a word
periodic sentence
etymology
myth
fantasy
43. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
idyll
free verse
etymology
44. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
exegesis
apollonian
classic
deouement
45. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
connotation
flashback
setting
balanced sentence
46. The main character in a work of literature
protagonist
exposition
in medias res
abstract
47. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
denotation
bombast
canon
sentiment
48. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
gerund
genre
montage
49. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
gothic novel
stanza
cacaphony
extended metaphor
50. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
wit
middle english
lampoon
frame