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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
free verse
oxymoron
genre
pun
2. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
end-stopped
deouement
fantasy
apollonian
3. A verse with five poetic feet per line
antagonist
epic
pentameter
motif
4. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
picaresque novel
myth
sonnet
pentameter
5. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
pastoral
abstract language
paraphrase
antithesis
6. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
rhythm
style
innuendo
subplot
7. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
naturalism
antagonist
pentameter
novel of manners
8. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
protagonist
moral
metaphor
anglo-saxon diction
9. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
allusion
collocation/Idiom
indirect quotation
figurative language
10. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
extended metaphor
pulp fiction
maxim
montage
11. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
trope
setting
connotation
first person narrative
12. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
belle-lettres
burlesque
loose sentence
narrative
13. 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
harangue
end-stopped
vernacular
verisimilitude
14. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
meter
allegory
end-stopped
deouement
15. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
bombast
picaresque novel
persona
empathy
16. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
euphony
caesura
kenning
old english
17. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
stanza
analogy
predicate adjective
voice
18. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
canon
colloquial
simple sentence
ellipsis
19. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
vernacular
symbolism
satire
mode
20. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
foot
alliteration
hyperbole
rhythm
21. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
harangue
exposition
persona
classic
22. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
couplet
catharsis
title character
picaresque novel
23. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
collocation/Idiom
onomatopoeia
abstract
myth
24. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
caesura
infinitive
protagonist
kenning
25. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
hyperbole
pathetic fallacy
point of view
bathos
26. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
villanelle
anachronism
euphemism
agreement
27. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
oxymoron
balanced sentence
diction
plot
28. The main character in a work of literature
protagonist
kenning
synecdoche
trope
29. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
parody
complex sentence
simile
innuendo
30. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
carpe diem
consonance
verse
voice
31. 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
naturalism
tragedy
complex sentence
stanza
32. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
image
alliteration
apollonian
pulp fiction
33. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
stream of consciousness
villanelle
loose sentence
caricature
34. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
foreshadowing
verisimilitude
harangue
35. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
synecdoche
pathos
end-stopped
frame
36. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
imperative sentence
novel of manners
hubris
mood
37. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
trope
classical - classicism
bibliography
stanza
38. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
caesura
compound-complex sentence
onomatopoeia
meter
39. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
maxim
setting
flashback
subtext
40. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
apostrophe
villanelle
parable
euphemism
41. 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
loose sentence
muse
motif
sarcasm
42. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
kenning
dionysian
epic
apostrophe
43. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
bildungsroman
free verse
bombast
realism
44. The work of poets - particularly those of the seventeenth century - that uses elaborate conceits - is highly intellectual - and expresses the complexities of love and life
pathetic fallacy
assonance
metaphysical poetry
bildungsroman
45. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
sentiment
expose
naturalism
mock epic
46. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
metonymy
synecdoche
annotation
irony
47. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
connotation
genre
pathetic fallacy
split infinitives
48. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
periodic sentence
metonymy
assonance
anachronism
49. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
colloquial
title character
rhythm
stream of consciousness
50. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
sentiment
loose sentence
predicate adjective
caesura