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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
paraphrase
melodrama
verisimilitude
lyric poetry
2. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
canon
adage
subtext
sentiment
3. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
metonymy
periodic sentence
aphorism
flashback
4. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
verbal irony
pulp fiction
litotes
epic
5. Language that describes specific - observable things
concrete language
bildungsroman
parable
consonance
6. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
empathy
annotation
extended metaphor
consonance
7. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
style
maxim
novel of manners
motif
8. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
euphemism
elegy
romance
double entendre
9. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
loose sentence
hubris
burlesque
colloquial
10. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
anachronism
elliptical construction
pulp fiction
narrative
11. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
pun
ode
stream of consciousness
carpe diem
12. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
balanced sentence
predicate nominative
periodic sentence
pastoral
13. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
deouement
dionysian
agreement
simile
14. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
sentiment
romance
couplet
ottava rima
15. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
elliptical construction
complex sentence
elegy
villanelle
16. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
ode
villanelle
mood
annotation
17. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
carpe diem
epithet
voice
euphony
18. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line. the pattern is called scansion. if a verse doesn't 'scan' its meter is irregular
plot
scan
eponymous
prosody
19. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
couplet
rhetoric
parody
wit
20. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
deouement
carpe diem
wit
etymology
21. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
symbolism
metaphor
tragedy
stream of consciousness
22. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
periodic sentence
lampoon
figurative language
antithesis
23. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
subtext
abstract language
belle-lettres
complex sentence
24. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
genre
naturalism
ambiguity
fantasy
25. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
gothic novel
bibliography
humanism
ode
26. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
elliptical construction
etymology
quatrain
verbal irony
27. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
protagonist
exegesis
bombast
ode
28. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
figurative language
prosody
image
balanced sentence
29. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
dramatic irony
roman a clef
motif
middle english
30. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
burlesque
bathos
adage
31. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
kenning
eponymous
metaphor
mock epic
32. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
light verse
bombast
apostrophe
paradox
33. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
pun
subplot
colloquial
infinitive
34. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
moral
climax
figurative language
35. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
narrative
symbolism
pastoral
deus ex machina
36. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
meter
mood
adage
balanced sentence
37. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
conceit
plot
fantasy
dionysian
38. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
rhetoric
anglo-saxon diction
exegesis
antagonist
39. A work of literature dealing with rural life
enjambment
conceit
anglo-saxon diction
pastoral
40. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
sentiment
persona
apollonian
mock epic
41. The main character in a work of literature
protagonist
kenning
realism
harangue
42. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
ottava rima
free verse
symbolism
muse
43. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
prosody
figurative language
rhyme scheme
balanced sentence
44. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
alliteration
colloquial
epigram
connotation
45. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of english sentences by expressing its main thought only at the end. in other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support
fable
end-stopped
periodic sentence
allegory
46. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
euphemism
stream of consciousness
verisimilitude
lampoon
47. A parody of traditional epic form
dionysian
implied metaphor
pentameter
mock epic
48. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
onomatopoeia
point of view
trope
symbolism
49. 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
interrogative sentence
verisimilitude
verbal irony
rhetoric
50. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
in medias res
allegory
pentameter
verisimilitude