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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
metonymy
style
anachronism
roman a clef
2. 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
caricature
lyric poetry
scan
euphemism
3. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
hyperbole
vernacular
maxim
subplot
4. The emotional tone in a work of literature
colloquial
mood
myth
aphorism
5. 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
abstract
bibliography
tone
climax
6. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
epic
etymology
mode
7. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
anachronism
symbolism
free verse
deouement
8. An adjective that follows a linking verb
belle-lettres
predicate adjective
in medias res
deouement
9. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
sentiment
kenning
persona
light verse
10. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
dionysian
novel of manners
empathy
euphony
11. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
invective
narrative
allusion
in medias res
12. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
pathetic fallacy
roman a clef
prosody
climax
13. One independent clause and no dependent clause
simple sentence
concrete language
style
compound sentence
14. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
light verse
climax
gerund
dionysian
15. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
rhyme
conceit
allusion
paradox
16. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
analogy
cliche
setting
hubris
17. A german word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal
light verse
bildungsroman
prosody
middle english
18. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
abstract
abstract language
novel of manners
picaresque novel
19. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
interrogative sentence
tone
split infinitives
first person narrative
20. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
analogy
fable
caricature
apollonian
21. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
bathos
parable
compound sentence
predicate nominative
22. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
enjambment
mock epic
paradox
theme
23. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
rhythm
canon
caesura
myth
24. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
theme
satire
tone
dramatic irony
25. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
humanism
verse
foot
oxymoron
26. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
abstract
allusion
humanism
simile
27. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
complex sentence
personification
euphemism
sonnet
28. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
elegy
pun
romance
personification
29. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
voice
verse
carpe diem
predicate adjective
30. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
archetype
elliptical construction
ode
subtext
31. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
archetype
consonance
rhetorical stance
predicate adjective
32. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
connotation
aphorism
allusion
rhetoric
33. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
apollonian
sentimental
bard
maxim
34. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
protagonist
conceit
bombast
sentimental
35. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
fantasy
harangue
genre
innuendo
36. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
elegy
bard
connotation
vernacular
37. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
setting
caesura
loose sentence
metaphor
38. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
theme
omniscient narrator
voice
cacaphony
39. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
tragedy
carpe diem
end-stopped
wit
40. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
epigram
periodic sentence
vernacular
pulp fiction
41. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
denotation
harangue
onomatopoeia
pseudonym
42. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
hyperbole
wit
canon
deouement
43. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
rhetoric
point of view
image
empathy
44. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
metaphor
hyperbole
point of view
ottava rima
45. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
novel of manners
balanced sentence
assonance
bildungsroman
46. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
kenning
pun
subplot
myth
47. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
meter
gerund
subplot
old english
48. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
expose
pentameter
parody
falling action
49. 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
flashback
onomatopoeia
quatrain
metaphysical poetry
50. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
farce
sentiment
villanelle
conceit