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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
symbolism
invective
agreement
classic
2. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
farce
foot
rhetorical stance
humanism
3. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
balanced sentence
canon
wit
indirect quotation
4. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
anachronism
first person narrative
in medias res
montage
5. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
novel of manners
deouement
idyll
ballad
6. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
caricature
dionysian
bard
pun
7. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
paraphrase
bildungsroman
loose sentence
frame
8. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
middle english
classical - classicism
parody
light verse
9. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
villanelle
pseudonym
collocation/Idiom
rhetorical stance
10. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
onomatopoeia
simple sentence
prosody
belle-lettres
11. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
symbolism
indirect quotation
free verse
foreshadowing
12. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
cacaphony
foreshadowing
periodic sentence
myth
13. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
connotation
rhetorical stance
abstract
etymology
14. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
antithesis
rhythm
prosody
15. Two or more independent clauses
old english
compound sentence
sentiment
burlesque
16. 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
free verse
title character
implied metaphor
tragedy
17. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
paradox
epigram
verbal irony
meter
18. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
rhythm
roman a clef
romance
classical - classicism
19. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
verbal irony
colloquial
symbolism
cacaphony
20. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
antagonist
wit
roman a clef
ottava rima
21. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
litotes
vernacular
foot
euphony
22. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
style
alliteration
free verse
invective
23. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
pulp fiction
classical - classicism
subplot
deouement
24. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
hyperbole
figurative language
vernacular
ode
25. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
paraphrase
colloquial
extended metaphor
burlesque
26. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
ellipsis
setting
flashback
deouement
27. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
carpe diem
satire
agreement
assonance
28. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
loose sentence
bard
periodic sentence
foreshadowing
29. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
diction
image
tone
metaphor
30. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
double entendre
subplot
innuendo
melodrama
31. Issues a comand
parable
imperative sentence
dramatic irony
assonance
32. A noun that renames the subject
predicate nominative
moral
rhetorical stance
catharsis
33. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
expose
aphorism
naturalism
omniscient narrator
34. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
oxymoron
connotation
subtext
harangue
35. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
gerund
ode
denotation
indirect quotation
36. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
idyll
classic
bombast
euphony
37. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
infinitive
anachronism
first person narrative
annotation
38. The emotional tone in a work of literature
non sequitur
mood
catharsis
bibliography
39. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
gothic novel
meter
collocation/Idiom
parable
40. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
elliptical construction
classic
bildungsroman
parody
41. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
enjambment
extended metaphor
innuendo
kenning
42. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
expose
epic
aphorism
ottava rima
43. 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
maxim
verisimilitude
falling action
antithesis
44. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
rhythm
oxymoron
sonnet
archetype
45. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
apollonian
bombast
trope
deus ex machina
46. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
meter
lampoon
double entendre
split infinitives
47. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
pathetic fallacy
naturalism
bathos
apostrophe
48. Language that describes specific - observable things
concrete language
deus ex machina
wit
old english
49. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
tragedy
parable
dionysian
prosody
50. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
idyll
invective
novel of manners
pun