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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. 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
fable
loose sentence
belle-lettres
farce
2. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
caricature
diction
montage
free verse
3. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
lyric poetry
humanism
voice
extended metaphor
4. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
romance
euphony
split infinitives
first person narrative
5. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part - also when the name of a material stands for the thing itself
antagonist
onomatopoeia
synecdoche
predicate nominative
6. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
interrogative sentence
rhetoric
verbal irony
diction
7. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
periodic sentence
epithet
pseudonym
prosody
8. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
annotation
antagonist
plot
verse
9. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
irony
lyric poetry
rhyme
concrete language
10. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
double entendre
balanced sentence
parable
pulp fiction
11. Language that describes specific - observable things
fantasy
non sequitur
carpe diem
concrete language
12. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
sarcasm
diction
rhetoric
conceit
13. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
aphorism
epic
oxymoron
allusion
14. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
couplet
elliptical construction
villanelle
infinitive
15. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
bibliography
allegory
muse
personification
16. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
satire
loose sentence
pathetic fallacy
old english
17. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
in medias res
montage
implied metaphor
periodic sentence
18. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
double entendre
kenning
motif
interrogative sentence
19. Issues a comand
allusion
imperative sentence
classic
realism
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
allusion
dramatic irony
tone
verisimilitude
21. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
omniscient narrator
simple sentence
innuendo
classical - classicism
22. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
ambiguity
villanelle
gothic novel
expose
23. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
anglo-saxon diction
euphemism
pentameter
balanced sentence
24. A verse with five poetic feet per line
bombast
trope
pentameter
parody
25. 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
invective
moral
wit
adage
26. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
allegory
mode
pathetic fallacy
apostrophe
27. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
expose
non sequitur
metaphor
mock epic
28. Grating - inharmonious sounds
pathos
maxim
cacaphony
sarcasm
29. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
gerund
meter
extended metaphor
fable
30. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
elegy
archetype
predicate nominative
antithesis
31. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
ottava rima
climax
middle english
pun
32. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
rhyme scheme
allegory
frame
lyric poetry
33. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
indirect quotation
bildungsroman
pathetic fallacy
montage
34. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
sarcasm
pun
gerund
tone
35. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
euphony
bathos
maxim
subtext
36. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
parody
wit
belle-lettres
non sequitur
37. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
roman a clef
couplet
antithesis
abstract language
38. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
predicate nominative
subtext
roman a clef
deouement
39. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
anglo-saxon diction
canon
paraphrase
antithesis
40. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
voice
agreement
romance
metaphysical poetry
41. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
annotation
paradox
litotes
allusion
42. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
predicate nominative
abstract
anachronism
deus ex machina
43. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
consonance
sentiment
setting
abstract language
44. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
hyperbole
romance
epic
picaresque novel
45. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
classical - classicism
metaphor
lyric poetry
paraphrase
46. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
epic
irony
frame
in medias res
47. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
satire
belle-lettres
first person narrative
antithesis
48. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
melodrama
periodic sentence
point of view
anglo-saxon diction
49. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
pathetic fallacy
end-stopped
flashback
lampoon
50. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
burlesque
naturalism
sarcasm
metaphor