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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
flashback
couplet
hyperbole
ode
2. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
meter
gerund
personification
climax
3. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
quatrain
caricature
farce
roman a clef
4. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
simple sentence
first person narrative
compound-complex sentence
classic
5. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
novel of manners
classical - classicism
anglo-saxon diction
complex sentence
6. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
style
rhythm
litotes
title character
7. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
pentameter
allegory
anglo-saxon diction
couplet
8. Language that describes specific - observable things
concrete language
rhyme
tragedy
infinitive
9. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
free verse
antithesis
conceit
vernacular
10. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
lyric poetry
antagonist
euphemism
verbal irony
11. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
protagonist
pun
pseudonym
picaresque novel
12. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
syntax
voice
hyperbole
quatrain
13. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
stream of consciousness
elliptical construction
rhyme
image
14. A sentence that follows the customary word order of english sentences - ie subject verb object. the main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses
apollonian
muse
loose sentence
carpe diem
15. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
allusion
satire
complex sentence
end-stopped
16. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
epithet
theme
motif
genre
17. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
roman a clef
metaphor
middle english
scan
18. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
verse
subplot
collocation/Idiom
humanism
19. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
ode
trope
subtext
annotation
20. The emotional tone in a work of literature
mood
exposition
frame
apostrophe
21. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
maxim
abstract
myth
rhyme
22. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
explication
burlesque
anachronism
antagonist
23. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
villanelle
idyll
oxymoron
canon
24. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
anglo-saxon diction
predicate nominative
caesura
adage
25. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
verse
melodrama
genre
caesura
26. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
fantasy
fable
pastoral
pulp fiction
27. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
metaphor
belle-lettres
non sequitur
end-stopped
28. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
climax
dramatic irony
bildungsroman
deouement
29. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
light verse
image
bibliography
caesura
30. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
harangue
etymology
classical - classicism
idyll
31. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
anglo-saxon diction
figurative language
conceit
fantasy
32. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
harangue
epithet
implied metaphor
euphemism
33. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
sentiment
sonnet
elegy
belle-lettres
34. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
consonance
villanelle
rhythm
paraphrase
35. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
fable
motif
collocation/Idiom
36. 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
belle-lettres
bildungsroman
lampoon
cliche
37. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
metonymy
ellipsis
old english
colloquial
38. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
theme
double entendre
sentimental
enjambment
39. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
elliptical construction
etymology
epic
gerund
40. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
epic
verisimilitude
satire
exegesis
41. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
tragedy
onomatopoeia
colloquial
pathos
42. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
analogy
subplot
novel of manners
compound-complex sentence
43. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
foreshadowing
roman a clef
indirect quotation
colloquial
44. 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
plot
romance
foot
roman a clef
45. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
tone
metaphor
sentiment
46. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
meter
kenning
middle english
abstract language
47. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
ellipsis
foot
rhyme
naturalism
48. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
verse
annotation
complex sentence
first person narrative
49. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
euphemism
pathos
diction
cliche
50. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
etymology
rhyme scheme
roman a clef
style