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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
mock epic
protagonist
litotes
infinitive
2. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
mode
sarcasm
setting
persona
3. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
collocation/Idiom
foreshadowing
hyperbole
4. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
myth
pseudonym
aphorism
rhyme scheme
5. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
bard
conceit
persona
expose
6. Language that describes specific - observable things
lyric poetry
concrete language
genre
lampoon
7. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
non sequitur
bathos
abstract language
elegy
8. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
mode
exposition
melodrama
title character
9. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
metaphysical poetry
exegesis
rhetoric
catharsis
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
image
simile
loose sentence
trope
11. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
allusion
harangue
euphemism
middle english
12. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
onomatopoeia
elliptical construction
epithet
complex sentence
13. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
conceit
dionysian
point of view
scan
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
enjambment
scan
complex sentence
falling action
15. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
dionysian
fantasy
persona
style
16. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
imperative sentence
deouement
colloquial
anachronism
17. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
farce
foot
epigram
falling action
18. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
genre
realism
muse
melodrama
19. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
agreement
burlesque
classic
quatrain
20. The interpretation or analysis of a text
narrative
explication
lyric poetry
couplet
21. 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
foreshadowing
complex sentence
loose sentence
tragedy
22. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
denotation
litotes
climax
theme
23. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
allegory
parody
burlesque
simile
24. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
analogy
archetype
metonymy
mock epic
25. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
invective
image
anachronism
myth
26. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
consonance
subplot
in medias res
ellipsis
27. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
trope
pastoral
burlesque
28. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
persona
assonance
rhetoric
hyperbole
29. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
rhyme
allegory
loose sentence
periodic sentence
30. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
oxymoron
quatrain
anglo-saxon diction
ellipsis
31. A parody of traditional epic form
eponymous
mock epic
villanelle
image
32. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
simple sentence
bildungsroman
sonnet
onomatopoeia
33. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
humanism
pseudonym
infinitive
assonance
34. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
rhetorical stance
alliteration
gerund
onomatopoeia
35. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
bombast
personification
trope
aphorism
36. 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
metonymy
tone
paraphrase
antithesis
37. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
roman a clef
exegesis
gerund
innuendo
38. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
realism
metonymy
catharsis
consonance
39. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
stanza
pseudonym
belle-lettres
hyperbole
40. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
persona
free verse
apostrophe
fable
41. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
climax
bathos
villanelle
pun
42. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
collocation/Idiom
scan
sentiment
euphemism
43. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
analogy
annotation
gothic novel
pentameter
44. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
euphemism
light verse
point of view
euphony
45. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
extended metaphor
ottava rima
litotes
villanelle
46. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
plot
harangue
foreshadowing
invective
47. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
classic
pun
gothic novel
middle english
48. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
syntax
exegesis
verbal irony
omniscient narrator
49. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
caricature
pulp fiction
theme
figurative language
50. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
meter
compound-complex sentence
double entendre
villanelle