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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A verse with five poetic feet per line
loose sentence
agreement
expose
pentameter
2. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
assonance
predicate adjective
consonance
wit
3. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
bathos
denotation
classic
carpe diem
4. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
wit
consonance
ballad
tragedy
5. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
onomatopoeia
melodrama
irony
analogy
6. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
conceit
predicate nominative
euphony
abstract
7. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
pathos
hyperbole
humanism
dramatic irony
8. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
free verse
assonance
caricature
metonymy
9. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
caricature
point of view
wit
quatrain
10. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
style
pseudonym
aphorism
light verse
11. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
loose sentence
parody
enjambment
first person narrative
12. 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
scan
point of view
paraphrase
irony
13. A german word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal
irony
mock epic
expose
bildungsroman
14. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
classical - classicism
exposition
wit
frame
15. 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
metaphysical poetry
pathos
balanced sentence
onomatopoeia
16. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
hubris
abstract language
wit
euphemism
17. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
sarcasm
caricature
subtext
motif
18. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
simile
elegy
rhetorical stance
style
19. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
dramatic irony
lyric poetry
sarcasm
lampoon
20. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
protagonist
title character
hubris
colloquial
21. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
apostrophe
loose sentence
scan
couplet
22. 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
pentameter
foot
omniscient narrator
synecdoche
23. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
allegory
extended metaphor
farce
vernacular
24. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
ellipsis
voice
theme
picaresque novel
25. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
free verse
symbolism
innuendo
gothic novel
26. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
plot
litotes
colloquial
muse
27. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
novel of manners
apostrophe
alliteration
connotation
28. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
verse
farce
subplot
connotation
29. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
simile
allusion
lampoon
idyll
30. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
novel of manners
dionysian
oxymoron
sentiment
31. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
figurative language
personification
agreement
picaresque novel
32. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
harangue
compound sentence
falling action
rhyme
33. 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
flashback
metaphor
novel of manners
tone
34. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
onomatopoeia
deouement
cliche
subplot
35. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
catharsis
classical - classicism
anglo-saxon diction
dramatic irony
36. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
metaphysical poetry
onomatopoeia
empathy
light verse
37. A noun that renames the subject
vernacular
predicate nominative
sarcasm
pathos
38. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
dionysian
myth
subtext
pathetic fallacy
39. A false name or alias used by writers
conceit
sonnet
couplet
pseudonym
40. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
conceit
epigram
imperative sentence
antithesis
41. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
expose
empathy
allegory
agreement
42. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
subplot
consonance
falling action
picaresque novel
43. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
litotes
enjambment
caesura
analogy
44. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
fable
ottava rima
first person narrative
tragedy
45. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
split infinitives
setting
classical - classicism
synecdoche
46. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
narrative
voice
consonance
apostrophe
47. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
adage
parable
caesura
villanelle
48. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
old english
collocation/Idiom
kenning
middle english
49. Language that describes specific - observable things
concrete language
sentiment
elliptical construction
myth
50. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
rhyme scheme
omniscient narrator
lampoon