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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
caricature
bombast
rhythm
bildungsroman
2. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
hyperbole
non sequitur
bard
classical - classicism
3. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
exposition
elegy
simile
indirect quotation
4. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
dionysian
idyll
mood
exegesis
5. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
omniscient narrator
verbal irony
implied metaphor
deus ex machina
6. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
novel of manners
balanced sentence
archetype
realism
7. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
epithet
gerund
paradox
protagonist
8. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
cliche
belle-lettres
apostrophe
caricature
9. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
muse
figurative language
in medias res
novel of manners
10. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
anachronism
parody
allegory
gerund
11. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
pun
setting
split infinitives
myth
12. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
rhetoric
hyperbole
paraphrase
metonymy
13. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
verse
apostrophe
assonance
collocation/Idiom
14. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
bombast
exegesis
novel of manners
pun
15. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
trope
antagonist
frame
aphorism
16. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
setting
kenning
theme
couplet
17. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
euphemism
deouement
villanelle
adage
18. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
diction
loose sentence
rhyme
pastoral
19. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
synecdoche
moral
invective
idyll
20. The emotional tone in a work of literature
moral
mood
periodic sentence
figurative language
21. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
myth
trope
humanism
bard
22. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
omniscient narrator
ode
agreement
compound sentence
23. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
hubris
persona
sentiment
subplot
24. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
romance
pathos
pathetic fallacy
denotation
25. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
belle-lettres
exegesis
sonnet
assonance
26. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
idyll
classical - classicism
conceit
onomatopoeia
27. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
etymology
synecdoche
collocation/Idiom
invective
28. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
myth
non sequitur
ottava rima
realism
29. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
muse
loose sentence
antagonist
syntax
30. 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
tone
euphony
extended metaphor
consonance
31. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
kenning
indirect quotation
classical - classicism
infinitive
32. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
motif
apollonian
muse
colloquial
33. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
exposition
belle-lettres
extended metaphor
loose sentence
34. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is
periodic sentence
carpe diem
indirect quotation
verisimilitude
35. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
bibliography
motif
exposition
paraphrase
36. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
onomatopoeia
paradox
novel of manners
abstract language
37. A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that causes the hero considerable anguish
tragedy
simile
pseudonym
bildungsroman
38. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
epithet
rhyme
periodic sentence
point of view
39. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
elegy
loose sentence
etymology
vernacular
40. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
middle english
exposition
canon
verbal irony
41. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
metonymy
caesura
pseudonym
genre
42. 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
cliche
bildungsroman
imperative sentence
gerund
43. Issues a comand
imperative sentence
foot
belle-lettres
voice
44. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
belle-lettres
assonance
subplot
caricature
45. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
rhyme scheme
montage
ode
lyric poetry
46. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
vernacular
end-stopped
setting
persona
47. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
enjambment
rhythm
subplot
theme
48. 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
style
explication
conceit
49. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
myth
novel of manners
anglo-saxon diction
prosody
50. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
narrative
sentimental
bard
exegesis