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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
abstract
paradox
personification
roman a clef
2. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
image
quatrain
rhetorical stance
alliteration
3. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
climax
collocation/Idiom
verbal irony
bildungsroman
4. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
paradox
figurative language
deus ex machina
empathy
5. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
irony
vernacular
canon
aphorism
6. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
apollonian
bard
belle-lettres
foreshadowing
7. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
antithesis
deouement
farce
in medias res
8. 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
farce
epigram
rhetorical stance
scan
9. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
omniscient narrator
elegy
hyperbole
10. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
paradox
allusion
mock epic
villanelle
11. 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
tone
tragedy
stanza
abstract language
12. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
interrogative sentence
infinitive
antagonist
implied metaphor
13. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
prosody
periodic sentence
pentameter
metonymy
14. 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
falling action
connotation
motif
enjambment
15. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
naturalism
kenning
collocation/Idiom
rhyme scheme
16. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
quatrain
subplot
assonance
ode
17. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of english sentences by expressing its main thought only at the end. in other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support
periodic sentence
compound sentence
loose sentence
rhetorical stance
18. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
quatrain
euphony
verse
omniscient narrator
19. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
moral
enjambment
catharsis
adage
20. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
villanelle
caricature
metaphysical poetry
pseudonym
21. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
voice
periodic sentence
pentameter
abstract
22. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
montage
harangue
infinitive
periodic sentence
23. A term for the title character of a work of literature
hubris
apostrophe
eponymous
trope
24. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
abstract language
syntax
pulp fiction
rhythm
25. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
title character
onomatopoeia
quatrain
foreshadowing
26. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
tragedy
parable
bombast
27. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
oxymoron
empathy
pathos
idyll
28. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
melodrama
apostrophe
old english
dramatic irony
29. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
gothic novel
rhetorical stance
style
simple sentence
30. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
metaphor
sonnet
novel of manners
realism
31. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
indirect quotation
concrete language
compound sentence
narrative
32. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
dionysian
imperative sentence
bard
middle english
33. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
muse
metonymy
expose
collocation/Idiom
34. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
non sequitur
epigram
farce
split infinitives
35. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
romance
expose
pathetic fallacy
myth
36. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
harangue
personification
mock epic
archetype
37. The origin or derivation of a word
interrogative sentence
etymology
mode
epic
38. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
maxim
colloquial
agreement
syntax
39. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
concrete language
analogy
myth
verse
40. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
dionysian
empathy
image
satire
41. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
alliteration
metonymy
in medias res
colloquial
42. The main character in a work of literature
omniscient narrator
compound sentence
meter
protagonist
43. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
alliteration
burlesque
simile
mock epic
44. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
protagonist
melodrama
free verse
frame
45. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
bathos
anachronism
elegy
verisimilitude
46. A parody of traditional epic form
bombast
predicate nominative
mock epic
ode
47. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
ballad
ode
assonance
ambiguity
48. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
simile
diction
fable
balanced sentence
49. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
first person narrative
idyll
elegy
stanza
50. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
melodrama
indirect quotation
metonymy
wit