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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
symbolism
fable
invective
paraphrase
2. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
classic
point of view
rhetoric
persona
3. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
rhyme
frame
image
genre
4. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
oxymoron
pun
satire
classical - classicism
5. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
euphony
epigram
maxim
gerund
6. The emotional tone in a work of literature
humanism
bildungsroman
ode
mood
7. 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
bathos
empathy
mock epic
metaphysical poetry
8. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
farce
pentameter
alliteration
epithet
9. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
satire
simple sentence
paradox
pulp fiction
10. A work of literature dealing with rural life
parable
antithesis
pastoral
figurative language
11. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
cliche
theme
figurative language
epithet
12. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
elegy
catharsis
ellipsis
abstract language
13. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
connotation
myth
diction
title character
14. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
consonance
metaphysical poetry
ottava rima
roman a clef
15. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
protagonist
climax
split infinitives
lampoon
16. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
carpe diem
prosody
foot
paradox
17. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
in medias res
elegy
bibliography
expose
18. A term for the title character of a work of literature
belle-lettres
villanelle
elliptical construction
eponymous
19. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
title character
infinitive
stream of consciousness
conceit
20. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
end-stopped
climax
agreement
tone
21. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
assonance
balanced sentence
canon
connotation
22. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
point of view
balanced sentence
caricature
antithesis
23. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
explication
expose
archetype
verbal irony
24. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
motif
pathos
frame
hyperbole
25. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
carpe diem
indirect quotation
metaphysical poetry
antagonist
26. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
classic
pathos
scan
carpe diem
27. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
periodic sentence
ballad
romance
paradox
28. The main character in a work of literature
infinitive
dionysian
fable
protagonist
29. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
hubris
personification
title character
lampoon
30. 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
rhetorical stance
verbal irony
verisimilitude
agreement
31. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
periodic sentence
subplot
analogy
scan
32. 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
metaphysical poetry
oxymoron
loose sentence
rhetorical stance
33. 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
metaphor
tone
plot
epic
34. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
collocation/Idiom
rhetoric
roman a clef
sentimental
35. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
hubris
tragedy
wit
ballad
36. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
eponymous
compound sentence
verse
motif
37. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
enjambment
diction
deouement
concrete language
38. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of english sentences by expressing its main thought only at the end. in other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support
periodic sentence
trope
parable
split infinitives
39. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
scan
imperative sentence
sentimental
elegy
40. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
caesura
burlesque
simple sentence
agreement
41. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
onomatopoeia
kenning
title character
omniscient narrator
42. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
metaphor
picaresque novel
caricature
rhythm
43. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
figurative language
foot
simple sentence
expose
44. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
onomatopoeia
expose
elliptical construction
indirect quotation
45. Two or more independent clauses
couplet
stream of consciousness
burlesque
compound sentence
46. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
apostrophe
deus ex machina
lampoon
ellipsis
47. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
fantasy
classic
sentiment
belle-lettres
48. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
stream of consciousness
hubris
tone
sentiment
49. 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
subtext
synecdoche
dramatic irony
myth
50. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
novel of manners
abstract
catharsis
melodrama