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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
abstract
stanza
assonance
deus ex machina
2. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
romance
burlesque
hubris
apostrophe
3. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
rhyme
double entendre
colloquial
pathetic fallacy
4. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
metaphysical poetry
omniscient narrator
rhyme
gerund
5. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
indirect quotation
collocation/Idiom
empathy
ode
6. Two or more independent clauses
free verse
simile
pseudonym
compound sentence
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
wit
non sequitur
oxymoron
moral
8. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
bombast
compound sentence
metonymy
agreement
9. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
realism
motif
parable
maxim
10. Grating - inharmonious sounds
voice
theme
rhyme scheme
cacaphony
11. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
litotes
in medias res
verse
subplot
12. A parody of traditional epic form
in medias res
maxim
pun
mock epic
13. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
pathetic fallacy
symbolism
quatrain
novel of manners
14. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
consonance
kenning
conceit
pulp fiction
15. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
figurative language
tragedy
trope
quatrain
16. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
bathos
moral
bombast
alliteration
17. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
prosody
anachronism
non sequitur
antagonist
18. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
alliteration
bibliography
meter
ode
19. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
caesura
in medias res
agreement
voice
20. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
satire
pathos
euphony
symbolism
21. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
picaresque novel
paraphrase
hubris
apollonian
22. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
pun
mock epic
canon
ode
23. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
subplot
sonnet
sentimental
elegy
24. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
gerund
anachronism
bard
canon
25. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
carpe diem
prosody
end-stopped
elliptical construction
26. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
consonance
agreement
ottava rima
euphony
27. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
rhythm
couplet
rhetorical stance
subtext
28. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
cliche
onomatopoeia
metaphysical poetry
metaphor
29. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
personification
naturalism
abstract
split infinitives
30. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
diction
setting
oxymoron
consonance
31. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
caricature
cliche
onomatopoeia
periodic sentence
32. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
consonance
flashback
apostrophe
theme
33. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
euphemism
epic
split infinitives
pastoral
34. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
verse
anglo-saxon diction
paraphrase
moral
35. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
agreement
pentameter
melodrama
non sequitur
36. A term for the title character of a work of literature
climax
eponymous
invective
synecdoche
37. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
complex sentence
lampoon
villanelle
empathy
38. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
pentameter
carpe diem
elliptical construction
persona
39. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
catharsis
analogy
end-stopped
exposition
40. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
infinitive
wit
classic
foreshadowing
41. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
mock epic
simile
compound-complex sentence
onomatopoeia
42. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
hyperbole
cliche
concrete language
fable
43. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
villanelle
exposition
belle-lettres
burlesque
44. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
pulp fiction
metonymy
litotes
roman a clef
45. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
maxim
pathetic fallacy
sentimental
catharsis
46. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part - also when the name of a material stands for the thing itself
loose sentence
pathos
synecdoche
loose sentence
47. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
gothic novel
fantasy
conceit
pseudonym
48. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
double entendre
litotes
metaphor
49. A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated - often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected
satire
pathos
irony
quatrain
50. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
point of view
subplot
adage
litotes