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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
climax
parody
sentiment
couplet
2. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
cacaphony
middle english
fable
genre
3. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
split infinitives
agreement
novel of manners
tragedy
4. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
theme
pathetic fallacy
connotation
foot
5. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
melodrama
expose
paraphrase
romance
6. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
pun
double entendre
aphorism
naturalism
7. 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
picaresque novel
verse
pulp fiction
wit
8. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
tragedy
canon
ambiguity
free verse
9. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
ottava rima
implied metaphor
rhyme scheme
kenning
10. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
cacaphony
rhythm
carpe diem
gerund
11. 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
catharsis
theme
antagonist
metaphysical poetry
12. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
moral
mock epic
verisimilitude
cacaphony
13. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
canon
agreement
ambiguity
frame
14. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
double entendre
ellipsis
pulp fiction
analogy
15. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
wit
pentameter
pathetic fallacy
euphony
16. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
pathetic fallacy
compound sentence
sarcasm
mood
17. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
title character
genre
sentimental
rhythm
18. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
simile
personification
verisimilitude
periodic sentence
19. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
sarcasm
euphemism
paraphrase
double entendre
20. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
hyperbole
collocation/Idiom
subtext
mode
21. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
epigram
exposition
antithesis
exegesis
22. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
infinitive
exposition
light verse
gothic novel
23. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
melodrama
predicate adjective
pathetic fallacy
naturalism
24. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
tragedy
paraphrase
persona
indirect quotation
25. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
conceit
loose sentence
collocation/Idiom
elliptical construction
26. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
non sequitur
rhythm
naturalism
synecdoche
27. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
euphony
euphemism
rhyme scheme
vernacular
28. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
myth
gerund
end-stopped
ambiguity
29. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
apollonian
caesura
maxim
periodic sentence
30. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
narrative
bombast
oxymoron
parody
31. Language that describes specific - observable things
deus ex machina
pastoral
concrete language
explication
32. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
antagonist
infinitive
bombast
personification
33. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
simple sentence
idyll
moral
narrative
34. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
predicate adjective
hubris
connotation
deouement
35. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
periodic sentence
sonnet
ambiguity
bard
36. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
conceit
dramatic irony
colloquial
foot
37. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pentameter
pseudonym
assonance
elliptical construction
38. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
epithet
non sequitur
exegesis
belle-lettres
39. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
verisimilitude
extended metaphor
genre
catharsis
40. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
title character
denotation
elegy
subtext
41. A parody of traditional epic form
realism
allusion
mock epic
dramatic irony
42. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
rhetoric
analogy
bombast
harangue
43. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
epigram
euphemism
antagonist
denotation
44. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
innuendo
prosody
light verse
interrogative sentence
45. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
mode
gerund
canon
euphony
46. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
romance
oxymoron
myth
subplot
47. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
hubris
balanced sentence
mode
frame
48. Issues a comand
cliche
bombast
naturalism
imperative sentence
49. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
predicate nominative
etymology
classic
ambiguity
50. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
allusion
enjambment
collocation/Idiom
allegory
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