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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
pulp fiction
aphorism
metonymy
couplet
2. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
rhetorical stance
pun
vernacular
fable
3. A false name or alias used by writers
oxymoron
pseudonym
parable
gothic novel
4. The main character in a work of literature
rhetoric
protagonist
caricature
lyric poetry
5. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
antithesis
interrogative sentence
apostrophe
quatrain
6. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
muse
predicate adjective
foot
loose sentence
7. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
bibliography
foot
setting
innuendo
8. Language that describes specific - observable things
point of view
humanism
concrete language
allusion
9. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
humanism
colloquial
epic
bathos
10. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
frame
exegesis
figurative language
old english
11. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
mood
flashback
periodic sentence
gerund
12. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
periodic sentence
rhythm
oxymoron
alliteration
13. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
apollonian
genre
imperative sentence
ellipsis
14. The origin or derivation of a word
synecdoche
etymology
non sequitur
classic
15. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
rhyme scheme
scan
euphemism
roman a clef
16. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
protagonist
aphorism
abstract
harangue
17. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
vernacular
paraphrase
maxim
belle-lettres
18. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
wit
caricature
imperative sentence
carpe diem
19. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
novel of manners
parody
expose
non sequitur
20. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
burlesque
motif
exegesis
realism
21. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
enjambment
trope
loose sentence
consonance
22. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
muse
allegory
metaphysical poetry
stanza
23. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
eponymous
verse
frame
burlesque
24. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
maxim
plot
verbal irony
agreement
25. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
tragedy
scan
anglo-saxon diction
oxymoron
26. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
antagonist
caesura
ballad
gothic novel
27. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
ellipsis
style
simple sentence
realism
28. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
rhythm
humanism
abstract language
satire
29. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
elegy
figurative language
verbal irony
rhetoric
30. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
pun
plot
idyll
fantasy
31. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
deus ex machina
point of view
implied metaphor
setting
32. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
moral
bathos
agreement
diction
33. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
hyperbole
anglo-saxon diction
exegesis
invective
34. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
lyric poetry
rhyme scheme
simile
colloquial
35. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
aphorism
analogy
implied metaphor
36. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
simile
trope
foot
pathos
37. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
meter
pentameter
romance
pseudonym
38. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
irony
kenning
antithesis
euphony
39. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
carpe diem
pun
rhyme scheme
ode
40. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
point of view
extended metaphor
parable
compound-complex sentence
41. The emotional tone in a work of literature
mood
collocation/Idiom
allegory
empathy
42. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
etymology
gothic novel
moral
naturalism
43. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
title character
metaphor
dramatic irony
innuendo
44. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
narrative
canon
romance
predicate adjective
45. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
kenning
onomatopoeia
fantasy
mode
46. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
paraphrase
moral
meter
novel of manners
47. The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events - including exposition - rising action - climax - falling action and resolution
motif
hubris
plot
abstract language
48. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
parable
prosody
caesura
analogy
49. Two or more independent clauses
burlesque
cacaphony
compound sentence
verse
50. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
fantasy
gerund
onomatopoeia
setting