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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
kenning
bombast
villanelle
satire
2. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
light verse
analogy
protagonist
deouement
3. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
hubris
climax
montage
abstract
4. A false name or alias used by writers
pseudonym
explication
picaresque novel
pathetic fallacy
5. 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
muse
novel of manners
deouement
tone
6. A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated - often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected
realism
irony
epigram
in medias res
7. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
irony
ambiguity
flashback
8. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
free verse
annotation
voice
dramatic irony
9. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
periodic sentence
rhythm
personification
pathos
10. 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
consonance
plot
caesura
elegy
11. The main character in a work of literature
rhyme
middle english
implied metaphor
protagonist
12. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
scan
colloquial
syntax
muse
13. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
trope
persona
paraphrase
farce
14. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
free verse
indirect quotation
connotation
point of view
15. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
double entendre
bombast
indirect quotation
ballad
16. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
couplet
catharsis
bathos
periodic sentence
17. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
irony
deouement
quatrain
prosody
18. 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
pun
wit
burlesque
metaphysical poetry
19. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
fable
canon
moral
omniscient narrator
20. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
extended metaphor
hubris
point of view
metaphor
21. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
interrogative sentence
naturalism
falling action
sentiment
22. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
protagonist
classic
elegy
sentiment
23. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
verse
paradox
parody
naturalism
24. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
archetype
verbal irony
ambiguity
bibliography
25. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
consonance
simple sentence
empathy
epigram
26. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
mode
allusion
pathetic fallacy
interrogative sentence
27. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
caricature
hubris
abstract
archetype
28. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
epithet
deus ex machina
belle-lettres
interrogative sentence
29. 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
synecdoche
predicate nominative
invective
apollonian
30. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
stream of consciousness
expose
title character
muse
31. Two or more independent clauses
elliptical construction
paraphrase
allegory
compound sentence
32. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
etymology
climax
melodrama
scan
33. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
carpe diem
euphony
bathos
foot
34. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
rhetorical stance
realism
naturalism
assonance
35. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
maxim
periodic sentence
bibliography
picaresque novel
36. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
theme
muse
simile
paradox
37. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
rhyme
trope
loose sentence
subplot
38. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
imperative sentence
periodic sentence
sonnet
stream of consciousness
39. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
connotation
sonnet
narrative
40. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
synecdoche
tone
fable
indirect quotation
41. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
hyperbole
euphemism
verbal irony
adage
42. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
epigram
symbolism
lyric poetry
43. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
ode
assonance
caesura
metaphor
44. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
quatrain
rhythm
myth
periodic sentence
45. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
ballad
denotation
alliteration
catharsis
46. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
idyll
euphony
periodic sentence
flashback
47. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
genre
couplet
setting
omniscient narrator
48. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
ode
allegory
compound sentence
foot
49. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
caesura
anachronism
abstract language
point of view
50. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
abstract
expose
villanelle
lyric poetry