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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
compound-complex sentence
personification
fable
stream of consciousness
2. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
abstract language
collocation/Idiom
point of view
lampoon
3. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
ambiguity
villanelle
onomatopoeia
litotes
4. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
subplot
alliteration
diction
meter
5. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
elegy
flashback
agreement
free verse
6. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
end-stopped
ballad
bildungsroman
pentameter
7. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
antithesis
metonymy
omniscient narrator
title character
8. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
sarcasm
farce
carpe diem
stanza
9. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
canon
loose sentence
annotation
10. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
setting
adage
bard
caesura
11. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
novel of manners
gothic novel
antagonist
rhythm
12. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
melodrama
pseudonym
burlesque
bathos
13. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
empathy
extended metaphor
bathos
invective
14. 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
kenning
conceit
figurative language
irony
15. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
enjambment
compound-complex sentence
first person narrative
ottava rima
16. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
sonnet
fantasy
trope
tragedy
17. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
simple sentence
annotation
foreshadowing
image
18. 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
tone
split infinitives
maxim
catharsis
19. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
free verse
ode
scan
irony
20. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
classical - classicism
realism
foreshadowing
carpe diem
21. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
annotation
title character
satire
ottava rima
22. The interpretation or analysis of a text
double entendre
explication
belle-lettres
dramatic irony
23. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
dramatic irony
subtext
onomatopoeia
in medias res
24. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
bathos
narrative
meter
dramatic irony
25. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
irony
simile
trope
verbal irony
26. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
light verse
genre
personification
romance
27. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
collocation/Idiom
persona
middle english
romance
28. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
narrative
free verse
farce
euphemism
29. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
elliptical construction
old english
synecdoche
roman a clef
30. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
old english
myth
simile
voice
31. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
pulp fiction
in medias res
personification
epithet
32. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
paraphrase
rhetorical stance
humanism
33. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
kenning
epic
infinitive
simple sentence
34. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
gerund
exegesis
trope
climax
35. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
naturalism
gothic novel
theme
voice
36. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
allusion
plot
light verse
colloquial
37. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
dionysian
ballad
naturalism
pathetic fallacy
38. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
implied metaphor
tragedy
foot
consonance
39. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
exposition
in medias res
interrogative sentence
pun
40. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
farce
parable
assonance
ambiguity
41. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
deouement
anachronism
classic
rhyme scheme
42. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
pulp fiction
prosody
pathetic fallacy
eponymous
43. A sentence that follows the customary word order of english sentences - ie subject verb object. the main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses
loose sentence
idyll
consonance
pentameter
44. Two or more independent clauses
caesura
compound sentence
anachronism
connotation
45. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
alliteration
elliptical construction
light verse
non sequitur
46. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
adage
verbal irony
tone
paraphrase
47. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
dionysian
middle english
extended metaphor
consonance
48. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
hyperbole
collocation/Idiom
lyric poetry
explication
49. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
naturalism
farce
ambiguity
bibliography
50. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
hubris
novel of manners
deouement
archetype