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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
classic
foreshadowing
tragedy
etymology
2. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
loose sentence
litotes
balanced sentence
cacaphony
3. The emotional tone in a work of literature
first person narrative
litotes
sarcasm
mood
4. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
abstract language
allusion
lyric poetry
flashback
5. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
pathos
pun
bombast
tone
6. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
dionysian
trope
denotation
alliteration
7. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
innuendo
voice
idyll
8. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
aphorism
verse
meter
rhyme
9. A noun that renames the subject
allusion
predicate nominative
complex sentence
litotes
10. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
antagonist
end-stopped
oxymoron
ambiguity
11. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
enjambment
sonnet
image
light verse
12. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
elegy
concrete language
carpe diem
personification
13. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
climax
complex sentence
bombast
alliteration
14. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
simple sentence
rhyme
metaphysical poetry
bibliography
15. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
apostrophe
bard
naturalism
ambiguity
16. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
denotation
hyperbole
carpe diem
idyll
17. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
epithet
enjambment
alliteration
expose
18. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
litotes
elliptical construction
figurative language
genre
19. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
agreement
ottava rima
realism
carpe diem
20. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
gerund
rhetoric
split infinitives
euphony
21. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
epithet
sentimental
maxim
muse
22. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
personification
empathy
anglo-saxon diction
balanced sentence
23. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
moral
colloquial
collocation/Idiom
villanelle
24. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
belle-lettres
sentimental
etymology
harangue
25. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
vernacular
personification
roman a clef
picaresque novel
26. 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
concrete language
tone
pseudonym
rhetorical stance
27. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
verisimilitude
onomatopoeia
ballad
falling action
28. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
assonance
subplot
anglo-saxon diction
melodrama
29. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
ellipsis
mock epic
subplot
humanism
30. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
irony
myth
roman a clef
31. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
hyperbole
alliteration
mood
collocation/Idiom
32. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
canon
invective
foot
belle-lettres
33. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
rhyme
bildungsroman
bathos
point of view
34. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
sentimental
setting
diction
satire
35. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
realism
kenning
apollonian
canon
36. A false name or alias used by writers
pseudonym
farce
mock epic
tragedy
37. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
denotation
muse
trope
symbolism
38. The main character in a work of literature
ellipsis
protagonist
first person narrative
epigram
39. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
rhetorical stance
archetype
pulp fiction
antagonist
40. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
bathos
simple sentence
alliteration
indirect quotation
41. Issues a comand
mood
foot
wit
imperative sentence
42. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
light verse
style
bathos
first person narrative
43. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
loose sentence
elliptical construction
point of view
infinitive
44. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
omniscient narrator
ballad
farce
extended metaphor
45. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
idyll
gothic novel
plot
prosody
46. 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
personification
in medias res
falling action
extended metaphor
47. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
myth
mock epic
fable
hyperbole
48. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
connotation
imperative sentence
canon
middle english
49. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
adage
allusion
maxim
pastoral
50. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
subplot
paraphrase
antagonist
consonance