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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
agreement
explication
synecdoche
empathy
2. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
epigram
split infinitives
innuendo
stream of consciousness
3. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
etymology
paraphrase
personification
onomatopoeia
4. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
euphony
concrete language
consonance
imperative sentence
5. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
voice
invective
end-stopped
paraphrase
6. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
infinitive
etymology
pseudonym
carpe diem
7. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
concrete language
ambiguity
periodic sentence
carpe diem
8. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
old english
implied metaphor
pastoral
euphemism
9. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
canon
concrete language
pathetic fallacy
dramatic irony
10. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
explication
denotation
couplet
myth
11. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
exposition
gothic novel
harangue
gerund
12. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
innuendo
melodrama
point of view
humanism
13. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
antagonist
fable
in medias res
couplet
14. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
title character
parable
sentimental
assonance
15. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
alliteration
bibliography
balanced sentence
rhythm
16. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
onomatopoeia
anachronism
free verse
epic
17. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
gothic novel
loose sentence
bathos
euphony
18. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
exposition
romance
harangue
19. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
allusion
prosody
ballad
burlesque
20. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
hubris
frame
subtext
metonymy
21. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
naturalism
denotation
anglo-saxon diction
harangue
22. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
verbal irony
gothic novel
ottava rima
abstract language
23. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
verbal irony
canon
bildungsroman
bibliography
24. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
trope
antagonist
climax
cliche
25. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
burlesque
genre
foot
trope
26. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
free verse
mode
mood
villanelle
27. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
carpe diem
hyperbole
simple sentence
belle-lettres
28. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
verisimilitude
melodrama
concrete language
verbal irony
29. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
expose
complex sentence
aphorism
metaphor
30. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
montage
subplot
novel of manners
roman a clef
31. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
plot
sentiment
archetype
enjambment
32. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
catharsis
bathos
maxim
deouement
33. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
anglo-saxon diction
canon
gerund
free verse
34. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
verbal irony
pun
allusion
euphony
35. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
scan
split infinitives
picaresque novel
oxymoron
36. 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
exegesis
idyll
style
37. A verse with five poetic feet per line
classical - classicism
kenning
implied metaphor
pentameter
38. 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
foreshadowing
gerund
ode
39. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
myth
apollonian
alliteration
falling action
40. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
epic
vernacular
anglo-saxon diction
compound-complex sentence
41. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
mode
non sequitur
simile
metonymy
42. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
classic
title character
deouement
image
43. A work of literature dealing with rural life
alliteration
villanelle
verse
pastoral
44. 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
interrogative sentence
antagonist
moral
bildungsroman
45. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
bathos
cacaphony
harangue
exegesis
46. 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
protagonist
flashback
colloquial
plot
47. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
cacaphony
foreshadowing
ottava rima
caricature
48. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
denotation
trope
collocation/Idiom
stream of consciousness
49. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
denotation
adage
concrete language
exposition
50. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
metonymy
theme
double entendre
analogy