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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
non sequitur
theme
style
agreement
2. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
symbolism
muse
onomatopoeia
genre
3. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
harangue
collocation/Idiom
pun
catharsis
4. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
compound sentence
vernacular
pseudonym
dionysian
5. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
belle-lettres
indirect quotation
fantasy
farce
6. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
fantasy
pun
classic
moral
7. Two or more independent clauses
old english
end-stopped
compound sentence
indirect quotation
8. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
loose sentence
lampoon
deouement
rhythm
9. A term for the title character of a work of literature
hyperbole
eponymous
setting
symbolism
10. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
oxymoron
aphorism
caricature
allusion
11. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
agreement
bard
scan
roman a clef
12. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
quatrain
idyll
image
assonance
13. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
abstract
couplet
antithesis
ottava rima
14. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
infinitive
indirect quotation
vernacular
apostrophe
15. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
gerund
complex sentence
classical - classicism
personification
16. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
pathos
analogy
euphony
epigram
17. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
cacaphony
hyperbole
satire
pathetic fallacy
18. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
antagonist
connotation
caricature
parable
19. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
assonance
scan
irony
vernacular
20. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
canon
empathy
scan
implied metaphor
21. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
sarcasm
allegory
carpe diem
frame
22. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
lyric poetry
apostrophe
caricature
epithet
23. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
title character
verisimilitude
pentameter
middle english
24. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
balanced sentence
subplot
bard
quatrain
25. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
satire
bard
expose
gerund
26. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
ballad
harangue
canon
epic
27. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
plot
sarcasm
mock epic
concrete language
28. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
picaresque novel
caesura
persona
classical - classicism
29. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
dionysian
predicate nominative
bard
muse
30. A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated - often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected
irony
novel of manners
anglo-saxon diction
deus ex machina
31. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
personification
explication
rhythm
light verse
32. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
middle english
loose sentence
consonance
montage
33. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
style
lyric poetry
rhetoric
subplot
34. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
predicate nominative
title character
farce
oxymoron
35. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
montage
dramatic irony
aphorism
paraphrase
36. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
complex sentence
melodrama
colloquial
cacaphony
37. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
caesura
quatrain
verbal irony
subplot
38. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
connotation
gerund
enjambment
style
39. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
hyperbole
verbal irony
rhyme
caricature
40. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
epigram
enjambment
novel of manners
subtext
41. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
figurative language
burlesque
euphemism
bildungsroman
42. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
catharsis
protagonist
ellipsis
muse
43. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
bombast
romance
elliptical construction
roman a clef
44. Language that describes specific - observable things
voice
concrete language
naturalism
epithet
45. An adjective that follows a linking verb
predicate adjective
lampoon
trope
indirect quotation
46. The origin or derivation of a word
lampoon
parable
etymology
couplet
47. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
symbolism
pseudonym
elegy
archetype
48. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
middle english
archetype
ellipsis
rhetorical stance
49. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
stream of consciousness
naturalism
deus ex machina
ellipsis
50. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
mock epic
caesura
connotation
falling action