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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
satire
innuendo
denotation
bathos
2. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
genre
scan
agreement
gothic novel
3. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
fantasy
deouement
diction
lyric poetry
4. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
pastoral
trope
interrogative sentence
persona
5. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
indirect quotation
catharsis
alliteration
theme
6. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
compound-complex sentence
consonance
carpe diem
euphemism
7. One independent clause and no dependent clause
simple sentence
mode
in medias res
elliptical construction
8. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
symbolism
epic
myth
aphorism
9. A term for the title character of a work of literature
denotation
eponymous
couplet
rhyme
10. 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
pathos
irony
assonance
rhetorical stance
11. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
tone
agreement
caesura
pulp fiction
12. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
verse
farce
plot
canon
13. Issues a comand
caesura
imperative sentence
balanced sentence
pseudonym
14. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
oxymoron
idyll
pun
realism
15. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
first person narrative
pseudonym
verbal irony
loose sentence
16. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
loose sentence
compound-complex sentence
verbal irony
villanelle
17. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
assonance
trope
anglo-saxon diction
fable
18. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
syntax
theme
paraphrase
invective
19. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
symbolism
idyll
fantasy
romance
20. A verse with five poetic feet per line
protagonist
predicate adjective
pentameter
motif
21. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
annotation
mood
imperative sentence
rhythm
22. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
adage
classic
lyric poetry
23. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
verse
paraphrase
expose
rhythm
24. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
montage
paradox
voice
enjambment
25. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
gothic novel
analogy
syntax
mood
26. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
trope
carpe diem
assonance
connotation
27. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
couplet
invective
belle-lettres
theme
28. 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
muse
elegy
antagonist
bildungsroman
29. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
non sequitur
melodrama
connotation
foreshadowing
30. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
maxim
collocation/Idiom
anachronism
personification
31. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
synecdoche
stanza
epigram
extended metaphor
32. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
elliptical construction
onomatopoeia
belle-lettres
pun
33. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
prosody
expose
moral
synecdoche
34. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
agreement
image
ode
deus ex machina
35. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
middle english
periodic sentence
interrogative sentence
rhythm
36. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
genre
caesura
bathos
exposition
37. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
rhyme scheme
end-stopped
voice
tragedy
38. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
ballad
annotation
maxim
narrative
39. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
allegory
figurative language
non sequitur
metaphor
40. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
narrative
alliteration
old english
extended metaphor
41. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
belle-lettres
classical - classicism
bathos
anachronism
42. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
empathy
setting
tone
catharsis
43. The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict
verisimilitude
innuendo
falling action
etymology
44. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
abstract
rhyme
setting
oxymoron
45. The origin or derivation of a word
interrogative sentence
verbal irony
etymology
parody
46. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
humanism
antagonist
denotation
pathos
47. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
complex sentence
consonance
meter
euphony
48. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
bard
foreshadowing
adage
plot
49. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
connotation
parable
point of view
50. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
empathy
verbal irony
quatrain
satire
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