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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
euphemism
novel of manners
montage
foreshadowing
2. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
myth
tragedy
parable
villanelle
3. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
foot
protagonist
collocation/Idiom
exposition
4. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
gothic novel
irony
genre
elliptical construction
5. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
realism
wit
end-stopped
6. The origin or derivation of a word
extended metaphor
adage
irony
etymology
7. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
style
apostrophe
pulp fiction
aphorism
8. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
classic
exposition
fantasy
hyperbole
9. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
euphony
carpe diem
setting
subplot
10. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
antagonist
ellipsis
villanelle
subplot
11. 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
elegy
bard
consonance
loose sentence
12. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
epic
in medias res
expose
burlesque
13. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
enjambment
vernacular
harangue
verse
14. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
figurative language
wit
empathy
idyll
15. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
abstract
collocation/Idiom
lampoon
narrative
16. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
catharsis
synecdoche
aphorism
colloquial
17. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
colloquial
enjambment
imperative sentence
motif
18. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
complex sentence
compound-complex sentence
denotation
allusion
19. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
alliteration
tragedy
kenning
20. Two or more independent clauses
imperative sentence
diction
compound sentence
mock epic
21. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
ellipsis
antithesis
gothic novel
setting
22. 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
fable
antagonist
novel of manners
verisimilitude
23. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
aphorism
caricature
extended metaphor
simple sentence
24. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
analogy
abstract
enjambment
figurative language
25. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
style
deouement
figurative language
implied metaphor
26. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
onomatopoeia
deouement
foreshadowing
mood
27. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
symbolism
pentameter
antagonist
omniscient narrator
28. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
ballad
bildungsroman
cliche
middle english
29. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
moral
verisimilitude
free verse
mood
30. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
agreement
allegory
sentiment
protagonist
31. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
stanza
connotation
first person narrative
simple sentence
32. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
extended metaphor
meter
narrative
moral
33. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
rhythm
middle english
pathetic fallacy
implied metaphor
34. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
ballad
lyric poetry
consonance
elliptical construction
35. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
fable
bard
invective
free verse
36. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
enjambment
kenning
genre
flashback
37. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
style
collocation/Idiom
enjambment
expose
38. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
allusion
romance
rhyme scheme
canon
39. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
quatrain
agreement
gerund
bildungsroman
40. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
motif
epithet
romance
mode
41. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
consonance
complex sentence
caesura
middle english
42. 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
humanism
falling action
bibliography
trope
43. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
sentimental
deouement
parody
eponymous
44. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
complex sentence
omniscient narrator
ode
symbolism
45. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
interrogative sentence
ode
epigram
style
46. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
metaphysical poetry
archetype
couplet
antagonist
47. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
denotation
oxymoron
pseudonym
omniscient narrator
48. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
humanism
aphorism
parable
abstract language
49. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
stream of consciousness
vernacular
complex sentence
concrete language
50. The main character in a work of literature
rhyme scheme
epic
annotation
protagonist