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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
implied metaphor
allegory
litotes
anachronism
2. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
non sequitur
annotation
ellipsis
wit
3. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
genre
cacaphony
split infinitives
balanced sentence
4. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
aphorism
deus ex machina
abstract
parody
5. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
cacaphony
periodic sentence
novel of manners
apollonian
6. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
naturalism
deouement
pun
complex sentence
7. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
imperative sentence
oxymoron
antithesis
balanced sentence
8. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
euphony
elegy
diction
pathetic fallacy
9. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
indirect quotation
irony
rhetoric
epithet
10. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
bathos
tragedy
picaresque novel
satire
11. A false name or alias used by writers
pseudonym
antagonist
foot
rhythm
12. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
vernacular
personification
frame
wit
13. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
climax
cacaphony
empathy
synecdoche
14. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
elliptical construction
image
ballad
bathos
15. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
conceit
setting
narrative
motif
16. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
abstract language
conceit
rhyme
verse
17. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
caricature
satire
empathy
anglo-saxon diction
18. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
protagonist
non sequitur
interrogative sentence
belle-lettres
19. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
metaphor
double entendre
irony
anachronism
20. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
syntax
implied metaphor
pulp fiction
couplet
21. 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
eponymous
tragedy
farce
predicate adjective
22. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
dionysian
maxim
etymology
genre
23. 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
catharsis
foreshadowing
persona
24. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
bildungsroman
paraphrase
rhetoric
analogy
25. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
novel of manners
fable
humanism
26. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
motif
agreement
implied metaphor
connotation
27. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
dramatic irony
bildungsroman
abstract language
cliche
28. 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
realism
periodic sentence
annotation
allegory
29. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
adage
free verse
predicate nominative
climax
30. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
abstract language
agreement
balanced sentence
middle english
31. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
lyric poetry
epic
rhythm
alliteration
32. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
irony
infinitive
picaresque novel
metaphor
33. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
naturalism
genre
mode
rhetorical stance
34. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
double entendre
style
apostrophe
parody
35. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
explication
idyll
pastoral
36. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
deouement
ottava rima
conceit
anglo-saxon diction
37. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
carpe diem
canon
caricature
point of view
38. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
deouement
extended metaphor
anachronism
bard
39. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
mood
parody
euphony
metaphysical poetry
40. A work of literature dealing with rural life
tragedy
sentiment
lyric poetry
pastoral
41. Issues a comand
pun
imperative sentence
deouement
naturalism
42. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
apollonian
cliche
metonymy
light verse
43. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
ballad
aphorism
periodic sentence
elegy
44. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
annotation
personification
light verse
mode
45. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
style
tone
double entendre
romance
46. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
omniscient narrator
apollonian
hyperbole
anglo-saxon diction
47. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
implied metaphor
bildungsroman
assonance
split infinitives
48. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
syntax
burlesque
loose sentence
assonance
49. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
realism
compound sentence
parable
hubris
50. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
connotation
interrogative sentence
plot
syntax