SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
english
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
pathetic fallacy
simple sentence
colloquial
pentameter
2. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
pathos
empathy
naturalism
dramatic irony
3. 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
roman a clef
implied metaphor
verisimilitude
frame
4. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
implied metaphor
verse
melodrama
extended metaphor
5. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
climax
pun
double entendre
extended metaphor
6. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
antagonist
persona
falling action
satire
7. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentiment
empathy
wit
sentimental
8. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
bombast
empathy
classic
gothic novel
9. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
mode
bildungsroman
allegory
omniscient narrator
10. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
balanced sentence
omniscient narrator
complex sentence
paradox
11. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
kenning
lampoon
foreshadowing
ambiguity
12. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
bathos
montage
wit
bombast
13. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
first person narrative
non sequitur
epithet
indirect quotation
14. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
pentameter
compound sentence
melodrama
paradox
15. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
climax
archetype
stanza
alliteration
16. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
rhetorical stance
foreshadowing
motif
cliche
17. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
motif
persona
allegory
pulp fiction
18. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
lyric poetry
explication
pathos
burlesque
19. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
loose sentence
ballad
foreshadowing
novel of manners
20. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
tone
free verse
satire
point of view
21. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
middle english
consonance
voice
oxymoron
22. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
roman a clef
couplet
motif
prosody
23. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
bibliography
elegy
colloquial
old english
24. 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
anglo-saxon diction
plot
epic
collocation/Idiom
25. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
extended metaphor
quatrain
light verse
26. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
lyric poetry
exegesis
montage
anachronism
27. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
dionysian
free verse
pathetic fallacy
conceit
28. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
bibliography
carpe diem
simple sentence
gothic novel
29. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
litotes
in medias res
cliche
loose sentence
30. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
conceit
quatrain
personification
old english
31. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
motif
image
cliche
rhyme
32. The interpretation or analysis of a text
bildungsroman
rhyme scheme
explication
harangue
33. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
consonance
satire
old english
burlesque
34. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
indirect quotation
free verse
gerund
complex sentence
35. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
imperative sentence
epic
predicate nominative
assonance
36. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
myth
narrative
predicate adjective
bard
37. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
rhyme
burlesque
hubris
exposition
38. 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
verbal irony
stanza
tone
allegory
39. 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
bibliography
predicate adjective
in medias res
loose sentence
40. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
stream of consciousness
verisimilitude
kenning
ellipsis
41. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
narrative
trope
deus ex machina
allusion
42. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
sentiment
compound sentence
dionysian
old english
43. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
setting
farce
catharsis
ottava rima
44. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
point of view
analogy
invective
fantasy
45. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
canon
cacaphony
syntax
myth
46. The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene
ambiguity
ottava rima
concrete language
wit
47. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
rhyme scheme
denotation
syntax
couplet
48. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
classical - classicism
innuendo
indirect quotation
voice
49. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
wit
belle-lettres
parable
tone
50. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
elegy
metonymy
omniscient narrator
antithesis