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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
classic
empathy
verisimilitude
bombast
2. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
metaphor
epic
motif
title character
3. A parody of traditional epic form
fable
epigram
mock epic
verbal irony
4. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
simple sentence
hyperbole
enjambment
deouement
5. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
figurative language
lyric poetry
elegy
villanelle
6. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
rhythm
alliteration
catharsis
non sequitur
7. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
conceit
setting
trope
euphemism
8. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
periodic sentence
voice
allusion
infinitive
9. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
villanelle
anglo-saxon diction
sentiment
theme
10. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
exegesis
invective
rhetorical stance
11. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
periodic sentence
metaphysical poetry
old english
ellipsis
12. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
elegy
quatrain
onomatopoeia
burlesque
13. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
middle english
compound sentence
rhythm
verbal irony
14. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
dionysian
belle-lettres
omniscient narrator
alliteration
15. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
non sequitur
personification
analogy
imperative sentence
16. Grating - inharmonious sounds
harangue
simple sentence
explication
cacaphony
17. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
persona
concrete language
ottava rima
foot
18. An adjective that follows a linking verb
syntax
periodic sentence
predicate adjective
catharsis
19. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
euphemism
caesura
first person narrative
pentameter
20. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
interrogative sentence
old english
middle english
abstract language
21. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
metaphysical poetry
point of view
aphorism
parable
22. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
double entendre
connotation
colloquial
melodrama
23. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
persona
narrative
stanza
couplet
24. A noun that renames the subject
metonymy
sentimental
predicate nominative
first person narrative
25. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
mode
ballad
hyperbole
bibliography
26. 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
concrete language
caesura
maxim
plot
27. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
metaphor
metonymy
free verse
pun
28. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
simile
theme
rhythm
setting
29. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
caesura
canon
annotation
mode
30. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
implied metaphor
foot
gothic novel
exposition
31. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
bathos
dramatic irony
sarcasm
ambiguity
32. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
pulp fiction
colloquial
abstract
bombast
33. The interpretation or analysis of a text
explication
archetype
annotation
sentiment
34. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
genre
idyll
realism
metaphor
35. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
loose sentence
pathetic fallacy
interrogative sentence
romance
36. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
dramatic irony
elegy
expose
double entendre
37. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
cliche
sentiment
abstract
concrete language
38. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
loose sentence
elliptical construction
ode
mood
39. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is
verisimilitude
middle english
concrete language
gerund
40. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
elegy
verbal irony
split infinitives
muse
41. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
idyll
bibliography
collocation/Idiom
anachronism
42. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
abstract
bombast
villanelle
double entendre
43. A false name or alias used by writers
muse
pun
cliche
pseudonym
44. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
metaphor
double entendre
abstract
empathy
45. A work of literature dealing with rural life
exposition
pastoral
loose sentence
verbal irony
46. A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that causes the hero considerable anguish
periodic sentence
tragedy
compound sentence
bombast
47. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
protagonist
flashback
implied metaphor
ottava rima
48. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
predicate nominative
deus ex machina
free verse
non sequitur
49. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
caricature
synecdoche
apollonian
assonance
50. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
novel of manners
muse
sarcasm
motif