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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
idyll
cliche
realism
point of view
2. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
pun
setting
light verse
litotes
3. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
satire
flashback
innuendo
colloquial
4. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
naturalism
fantasy
epigram
ballad
5. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
fable
predicate adjective
foreshadowing
middle english
6. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
consonance
middle english
euphemism
alliteration
7. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
deouement
catharsis
montage
connotation
8. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
humanism
compound-complex sentence
periodic sentence
bathos
9. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
deus ex machina
canon
lampoon
plot
10. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
narrative
sentimental
euphemism
dionysian
11. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
fable
elegy
light verse
sentiment
12. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
style
rhyme
humanism
non sequitur
13. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
empathy
subtext
rhyme
pastoral
14. The interpretation or analysis of a text
cliche
compound sentence
sentiment
explication
15. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
exegesis
gothic novel
elliptical construction
ottava rima
16. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
light verse
mood
onomatopoeia
lampoon
17. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
middle english
epithet
oxymoron
mood
18. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
anachronism
image
genre
euphony
19. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
litotes
caricature
genre
complex sentence
20. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
first person narrative
abstract
verse
collocation/Idiom
21. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
anglo-saxon diction
foreshadowing
maxim
first person narrative
22. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
allegory
metaphor
parable
euphony
23. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
predicate adjective
euphony
bombast
24. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
complex sentence
metaphysical poetry
antagonist
canon
25. 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
falling action
mode
allusion
deouement
26. A noun that renames the subject
falling action
predicate adjective
predicate nominative
elegy
27. A false name or alias used by writers
infinitive
pseudonym
figurative language
image
28. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
exegesis
subtext
metaphor
29. A parody of traditional epic form
simile
concrete language
conceit
mock epic
30. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
onomatopoeia
fable
indirect quotation
metaphysical poetry
31. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
balanced sentence
idyll
sonnet
scan
32. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
melodrama
infinitive
epic
empathy
33. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
dramatic irony
rhetorical stance
adage
narrative
34. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
syntax
falling action
burlesque
caricature
35. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
image
wit
complex sentence
assonance
36. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
tone
subplot
pseudonym
kenning
37. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
indirect quotation
trope
annotation
exposition
38. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
hubris
bibliography
carpe diem
verisimilitude
39. 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
classical - classicism
frame
synecdoche
periodic sentence
40. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
middle english
epic
antagonist
hubris
41. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
expose
mock epic
bibliography
deus ex machina
42. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
syntax
predicate adjective
loose sentence
theme
43. The work of poets - particularly those of the seventeenth century - that uses elaborate conceits - is highly intellectual - and expresses the complexities of love and life
anglo-saxon diction
belle-lettres
pathetic fallacy
metaphysical poetry
44. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
exposition
predicate adjective
middle english
exegesis
45. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
lyric poetry
interrogative sentence
conceit
carpe diem
46. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
classical - classicism
verse
narrative
in medias res
47. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
diction
pentameter
euphony
old english
48. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
innuendo
fantasy
dionysian
subplot
49. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. the characteristic emotion that pervades a work or part of a work--the spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
myth
caesura
couplet
tone
50. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
implied metaphor
onomatopoeia
verisimilitude
periodic sentence