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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
metaphysical poetry
apollonian
elegy
gothic novel
2. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
aphorism
end-stopped
diction
annotation
3. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
belle-lettres
burlesque
myth
apollonian
4. A parody of traditional epic form
pun
mock epic
etymology
eponymous
5. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
allusion
antagonist
verbal irony
balanced sentence
6. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
roman a clef
plot
personification
stream of consciousness
7. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
parable
stanza
subtext
moral
8. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
muse
subtext
narrative
melodrama
9. An adjective that follows a linking verb
predicate adjective
middle english
elliptical construction
end-stopped
10. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
gothic novel
extended metaphor
hyperbole
rhyme scheme
11. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
classic
synecdoche
anglo-saxon diction
anachronism
12. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
mood
simile
prosody
plot
13. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
apostrophe
old english
sonnet
symbolism
14. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
voice
assonance
cliche
annotation
15. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
frame
verisimilitude
rhyme
compound sentence
16. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
extended metaphor
metaphysical poetry
split infinitives
fable
17. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
foreshadowing
double entendre
parody
abstract language
18. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
empathy
novel of manners
ellipsis
imperative sentence
19. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
concrete language
personification
complex sentence
apostrophe
20. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is
couplet
compound sentence
frame
verisimilitude
21. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
litotes
point of view
annotation
vernacular
22. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
symbolism
denotation
old english
synecdoche
23. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
empathy
naturalism
setting
style
24. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
foot
paradox
caricature
hubris
25. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
mode
simile
predicate adjective
antagonist
26. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
periodic sentence
connotation
metonymy
moral
27. 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
annotation
caricature
assonance
tone
28. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
montage
rhyme
setting
allusion
29. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
foot
plot
point of view
compound-complex sentence
30. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
rhythm
ambiguity
compound-complex sentence
31. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
epic
first person narrative
apostrophe
verisimilitude
32. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
hubris
rhetoric
muse
adage
33. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
humanism
double entendre
melodrama
antagonist
34. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
climax
indirect quotation
maxim
lampoon
35. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
foot
moral
flashback
gerund
36. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
paraphrase
loose sentence
gothic novel
narrative
37. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
periodic sentence
moral
idyll
pathetic fallacy
38. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
pathos
syntax
paradox
romance
39. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
anglo-saxon diction
classical - classicism
light verse
invective
40. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
loose sentence
pathetic fallacy
idyll
metaphysical poetry
41. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
elegy
dionysian
alliteration
falling action
42. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
syntax
naturalism
canon
kenning
43. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
elegy
epithet
syntax
subtext
44. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
genre
denotation
verisimilitude
periodic sentence
45. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
metonymy
rhyme
style
anglo-saxon diction
46. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
eponymous
etymology
diction
elegy
47. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
caricature
lampoon
foot
ottava rima
48. A term for the title character of a work of literature
connotation
denotation
bombast
eponymous
49. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
archetype
deouement
periodic sentence
elliptical construction
50. The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene
wit
adage
allusion
montage