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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
in medias res
cacaphony
genre
verisimilitude
2. 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
muse
carpe diem
periodic sentence
bombast
3. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
pseudonym
bard
verse
4. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
pulp fiction
exegesis
classical - classicism
parody
5. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
pathos
theme
point of view
deouement
6. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
moral
non sequitur
periodic sentence
pentameter
7. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
meter
scan
sentimental
etymology
8. Two or more independent clauses
periodic sentence
euphony
collocation/Idiom
compound sentence
9. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
dramatic irony
metaphysical poetry
omniscient narrator
gerund
10. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
title character
wit
catharsis
abstract
11. A false name or alias used by writers
bard
pseudonym
tone
free verse
12. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
scan
bombast
narrative
synecdoche
13. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
muse
rhythm
dionysian
harangue
14. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
loose sentence
picaresque novel
villanelle
agreement
15. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
compound-complex sentence
style
aphorism
epic
16. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
myth
pseudonym
conceit
setting
17. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
simile
antagonist
periodic sentence
aphorism
18. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
stanza
archetype
colloquial
ode
19. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
image
non sequitur
farce
compound sentence
20. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
collocation/Idiom
satire
scan
mood
21. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
balanced sentence
image
adage
naturalism
22. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
simple sentence
couplet
analogy
personification
23. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
kenning
wit
humanism
apollonian
24. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
agreement
lyric poetry
anglo-saxon diction
colloquial
25. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
parody
trope
plot
26. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
villanelle
allusion
epithet
rhetorical stance
27. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
moral
eponymous
pulp fiction
gothic novel
28. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
pentameter
bildungsroman
alliteration
style
29. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
climax
style
caesura
anachronism
30. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
stream of consciousness
end-stopped
dramatic irony
humanism
31. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
invective
pathos
trope
annotation
32. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
epigram
sentiment
symbolism
climax
33. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
antithesis
point of view
figurative language
montage
34. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
metonymy
idyll
paraphrase
exposition
35. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
deouement
belle-lettres
narrative
figurative language
36. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
epithet
compound-complex sentence
symbolism
bibliography
37. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
sonnet
canon
predicate nominative
villanelle
38. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
innuendo
euphony
empathy
bombast
39. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
in medias res
euphony
humanism
vernacular
40. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
melodrama
first person narrative
caesura
light verse
41. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
abstract language
pseudonym
loose sentence
extended metaphor
42. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
belle-lettres
hyperbole
image
43. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
split infinitives
consonance
oxymoron
pathos
44. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
myth
burlesque
scan
denotation
45. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
lyric poetry
periodic sentence
frame
villanelle
46. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
pathos
indirect quotation
moral
euphemism
47. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
etymology
metaphysical poetry
melodrama
dionysian
48. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
title character
pseudonym
allegory
invective
49. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
mood
pathos
dionysian
ellipsis
50. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
anglo-saxon diction
maxim
allusion
burlesque
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