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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
periodic sentence
pseudonym
euphony
loose sentence
2. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
farce
classical - classicism
elliptical construction
sarcasm
3. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
expose
realism
montage
antithesis
4. The main character in a work of literature
protagonist
allegory
rhetorical stance
eponymous
5. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
alliteration
plot
loose sentence
realism
6. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
sentimental
anachronism
complex sentence
verisimilitude
7. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
harangue
exegesis
rhyme
collocation/Idiom
8. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
infinitive
farce
allusion
bard
9. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
carpe diem
annotation
quatrain
enjambment
10. The interpretation or analysis of a text
fable
wit
rhyme
explication
11. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
non sequitur
double entendre
sentimental
colloquial
12. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
epigram
innuendo
trope
caesura
13. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
connotation
caricature
climax
invective
14. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
hyperbole
oxymoron
bathos
first person narrative
15. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
periodic sentence
fable
denotation
sonnet
16. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
colloquial
compound-complex sentence
kenning
adage
17. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
cacaphony
omniscient narrator
realism
innuendo
18. A noun that renames the subject
ellipsis
loose sentence
persona
predicate nominative
19. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
prosody
abstract language
irony
mock epic
20. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
subplot
assonance
kenning
tone
21. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
compound-complex sentence
vernacular
foreshadowing
pulp fiction
22. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
montage
bathos
novel of manners
dramatic irony
23. One independent clause and no dependent clause
archetype
split infinitives
pun
simple sentence
24. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
cacaphony
in medias res
explication
anachronism
25. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
predicate adjective
allusion
in medias res
end-stopped
26. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
dramatic irony
onomatopoeia
agreement
farce
27. A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that causes the hero considerable anguish
sentiment
tragedy
ottava rima
lampoon
28. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
predicate nominative
exposition
figurative language
compound-complex sentence
29. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
antithesis
omniscient narrator
falling action
villanelle
30. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
prosody
bibliography
omniscient narrator
personification
31. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
extended metaphor
connotation
exegesis
concrete language
32. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
pathos
ellipsis
foot
meter
33. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
diction
bildungsroman
etymology
bombast
34. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
subtext
omniscient narrator
denotation
cacaphony
35. The emotional tone in a work of literature
agreement
anglo-saxon diction
mood
rhetorical stance
36. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
falling action
consonance
stream of consciousness
fable
37. An adjective that follows a linking verb
end-stopped
tone
balanced sentence
predicate adjective
38. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
end-stopped
agreement
belle-lettres
elliptical construction
39. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
abstract language
maxim
tone
sarcasm
40. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
verisimilitude
diction
abstract
concrete language
41. 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
prosody
adage
falling action
epic
42. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
epithet
belle-lettres
myth
villanelle
43. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
meter
complex sentence
metonymy
euphony
44. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
montage
pentameter
harangue
muse
45. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
protagonist
hyperbole
oxymoron
concrete language
46. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
apostrophe
expose
invective
dionysian
47. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
narrative
roman a clef
sonnet
fable
48. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
paraphrase
empathy
bildungsroman
verbal irony
49. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
explication
theme
burlesque
agreement
50. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
apollonian
wit
tragedy
archetype