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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
apostrophe
predicate adjective
cliche
agreement
2. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
farce
pun
ambiguity
double entendre
3. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pentameter
expose
middle english
ballad
4. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
indirect quotation
connotation
pulp fiction
empathy
5. Grating - inharmonious sounds
simple sentence
gothic novel
cacaphony
double entendre
6. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
subtext
rhyme
old english
scan
7. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
metaphysical poetry
epic
setting
protagonist
8. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
deus ex machina
rhetoric
antagonist
expose
9. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
theme
sarcasm
couplet
balanced sentence
10. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
complex sentence
narrative
oxymoron
romance
11. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
bard
verbal irony
denotation
omniscient narrator
12. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
first person narrative
apostrophe
humanism
genre
13. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
myth
sarcasm
split infinitives
compound-complex sentence
14. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
villanelle
deus ex machina
bard
eponymous
15. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
figurative language
plot
oxymoron
caricature
16. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
theme
montage
classical - classicism
meter
17. The interpretation or analysis of a text
classic
explication
montage
compound sentence
18. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
muse
compound sentence
stream of consciousness
dramatic irony
19. One independent clause and no dependent clause
pun
allegory
sonnet
simple sentence
20. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
pun
humanism
moral
foreshadowing
21. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
explication
flashback
old english
lyric poetry
22. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
maxim
prosody
anglo-saxon diction
picaresque novel
23. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
melodrama
naturalism
satire
metaphor
24. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
subtext
infinitive
omniscient narrator
genre
25. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
connotation
caesura
concrete language
melodrama
26. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
wit
non sequitur
lyric poetry
rhetorical stance
27. A term for the title character of a work of literature
burlesque
allegory
hyperbole
eponymous
28. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
motif
pathetic fallacy
fable
ballad
29. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
compound-complex sentence
dramatic irony
etymology
rhyme
30. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
litotes
prosody
stream of consciousness
gerund
31. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
montage
couplet
fable
antithesis
32. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
explication
sarcasm
middle english
stanza
33. 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
periodic sentence
collocation/Idiom
loose sentence
ballad
34. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
pseudonym
muse
double entendre
sentimental
35. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
simple sentence
dionysian
rhythm
plot
36. 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
plot
title character
rhyme scheme
pathetic fallacy
37. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
realism
falling action
split infinitives
infinitive
38. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
predicate adjective
omniscient narrator
dramatic irony
pseudonym
39. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
predicate adjective
moral
lyric poetry
personification
40. The main character in a work of literature
euphemism
parody
verse
protagonist
41. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
pathetic fallacy
anglo-saxon diction
lyric poetry
elegy
42. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
lampoon
mode
melodrama
cliche
43. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
litotes
pulp fiction
frame
connotation
44. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
non sequitur
adage
verse
old english
45. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
meter
ambiguity
genre
abstract language
46. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
flashback
denotation
rhetoric
syntax
47. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
title character
simple sentence
sonnet
hubris
48. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
irony
trope
aphorism
subtext
49. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
novel of manners
protagonist
subplot
predicate adjective
50. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
ode
end-stopped
rhyme scheme
pun